Contest Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

AVP Evolution hosting a contest to put fan art in the game

by Mike Schramm (Mar 7th, 2013)

Fox recently released an official Aliens vs. Predator action game on the App Store called AVP Evolution, which you can pick up if interested right now for US$4.99. Unfortunately, we weren't that impressed with the game here at TUAW -- it's a pretty boring action game with some solid graphics ...

The New Year TUAW iPad mini case roundup and giveaway

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 2nd, 2013)

Note: We're fixing an issue with the giveaway form and will have it back around 2pm EST. As we begin the new year, a lot of people wound up receiving an iPad mini as part of their holiday celebrations. Case makers are looking to make outfitting your iPad mini much easier, and we've gotten so ...

Daily iPhone App: Pong World is Atari's first indie Pong winner

by Mike Schramm (Nov 29th, 2012)

Way back in February, Atari announced a contest (which, full disclosure, I served as a volunteer judge for) to find some indie developers' takes on its classic Pong game to release on iOS. All summer long, a few different indie devs worked on pitches for their games, which were then voted on by ...

Atari's Centipede Origins available for free, Pong World due this month

by Mike Schramm (Nov 8th, 2012)

Atari is revving up iOS releases for the holidays by kicking out a few long-awaited titles. First up is Centipede: Origins, which hit the App Store this week. It's a modern take on the old shooter classic. The app is free and universal, though (surprise!) it's also freemium, which means you ...

If you're going to check out the Venus transit try to capture it with your iPhone

by Mel Martin (Jun 1st, 2012)

On Tuesday, Venus will pass in front of the sun for the last time until 2117. Southern Stars Group, LLC, makers of SkySafari for iOS wants people to use their iPhone or iPad cameras to capture the transit and have a chance to win an iPad, iPod touch, or a Samsung Galaxy tablet (which most of ...

Nolan Bushnell and Atari on Pong, Steve Jobs, and touch interfaces

by Mike Schramm (May 31st, 2012)

As I've posted here on TUAW a few times before, Atari is currently in the middle of a developer competition to have some creative developers put together some new iOS games based on the idea of remaking Pong for a new generation. Along with Nolan Bushnell, Atari's original founder and one of ...

Semi-finalists revealed in Atari's Pong Indie Developer Challenge

by Mike Schramm (May 1st, 2012)

Atari's Developer Challenge has been taking submissions for possible Pong-inspired iOS games since late February (Disclaimer: I'm serving as a judge on the final panel for the contest, though I haven't done anything yet and am not being paid for my time), and the company has finally selected 20 ...

25 billionth app downloader flown to Beijing by Apple

by Mike Schramm (Mar 27th, 2012)

Fu Chunli, who downloaded the 25 billionth app from the App Store (yes, 25 billionth), was flown from her hometown of Qingdao, China to the Beijing Apple Store. Chunli has dubbed the "Apple Girl" by Chinese media, and didn't believe Apple representatives when they first shared the good news. ...

Atari updates rules and deadline, adds judge to Pong developer contest

by Mike Schramm (Mar 26th, 2012)

(Disclaimer: I am serving as a judge in this contest for Atari, though I'm not getting paid or compensated in any way for contributing my time.) After Atari announced a recent contest to encourage iOS developers to come up with new ideas for a Pong-style remake, there was feedback among the ...

Atari announces Pong contest for indie iOS devs

by Mike Schramm (Feb 28th, 2012)

(Disclaimer: As you'll read below, I'm serving as a judge in this competition, though I'm not getting paid or compensated for any time I'm contributing to it.) Atari has been betting big on iOS lately. It recently released a Greatest Hits app with its own controller, as well as remakes like ...

Ask Different contest starts today with bonus for TUAW readers

by TJ Luoma (Jan 16th, 2012)

The other day I wrote about Ask Different, the Apple-centric site in the Stack Exchange crowdsourced tech-help network. At the end of that article I mentioned something was coming, and now I can tell you the rest of the details. The Contest Starting today, Ask Different is running a contest. ...

Spacetime Studios' MMOs go cross-platform with a Chrome release

by Mike Schramm (Dec 12th, 2011)

I've been a fan of Spacetime Studios' MMOs on the iPhone for a while now. That's right -- while multiplayer and even massively multiplayer games are easy to find these days, Spacetime Studios was doing a full-scale World of Warcraft-style MMO back in the early days of iOS with Pocket Legends. ...

Firemint hosts contest, win a chance to play Spy Mouse first

by Mike Schramm (Aug 24th, 2011)

Developer Firemint (makers of the extremely popular Flight Control and Real Racing games) is about to release its latest game Spy Mouse. Along with parent company EA, it's hosting a contest to let a few players into the game early. You have to log in with Twitter over on this page, then "answer ...

Go edging and win free games, your name in Edge, coming soon to MAS

by Mike Schramm (Aug 9th, 2011)

You may remember Edge, the iOS game that picked up a little bit of controversy for a disagreement over the name's trademark. That disagreement has been settled, and the title is now coming out on Steam on August 11, and the Mac App Store a few days after that. To celebrate, Mobiegame and fellow ...

HP wants your "AirPrint Moments;" photo contest underway

by Steven Sande (Jul 7th, 2011)

HP currently has the only printers on the market that provide a direct, out-of-the-box printing experience for iOS devices using AirPrint. AirPrint-enabled printers like the HP Photosmart Premium e-All-in-One are great for printing photos that you've taken from your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad 2, ...