Premium Underworld: SweetDeal goes free on iPhone
Pushing in-app payments on a street corner near you
iPhone developer A-steroids has had a difficult time with its excellent location-based MMO, which started when Apple refused to let the (light hearted) drug-pushing simulator onto the App Store.
So it was rebranded into a sweet-pushing game, which didn't exactly hide its metaphorical intentions, but did manage to get it through the App Store review process.
It was also one of the first games to dabble with in-app purchases, using the additional 'point pack' applications while Apple sorted out the micro-transaction features of the iPhone 3.0 software. And, once it was here, a 59p premium version of the game was released so you could buy your gear directly within the game.
At the time, only paid applications were allowed to make use of the micro-transaction feature, and that was the only reason A-steroids charged for its popular MMO. Now Apple has changed the rules once again, the beleaguered developer has finally been able to provide you with the game it always intended - a free MMO with a full in-app purchase system. Phew!
The previous version will remain in operation, however, so you can still buy point packs as extra application if that's what you want. Clearly all you spog-pushers out there are enjoying the in-app system, as A-steroids tells us that more than 70 per cent of the game's revenues are coming from within Underworld: SweetDeal now, and is delighted to finally be able to offer a full, free MMO with optional paid extras
Have a quick gander at this new Underworld: SweetDeal trailer (which features a salacious glance at the original game) then get out there on the streets and start pushing.
