An update to Poptweets is now available on the app store. Here is what’s new:
Thanks to everyone for making Poptweets a Top 25 Trivia game on the app store!
We had a terrific first weekend on the iPad store with both of our games ranking in the Top 100 in their categories. Thanks so much to everyone for playing!
We also managed to get our hands on an actual iPad, despite being a Canada-based shop. After getting to test Addicus HD on the iPad, we have already submitted an update to fix a couple of issues. Look for that and also an update to Poptweets HD coming soon.
Here are some photos of the games running in all their glory:
By now you’re basking in the warm glow of your new iPad. It still has that fresh-Apple-product smell, doesn’t it? You must be wondering by now what kind of game experiences this magical new device has to offer. Well look no further, because Get Set Games is releasing not one, but two totally awesome games for the iPad today.
Addicus HD is a super-addictive puzzle game about numbers. Tap on cute, jiggly mushrooms with numbers on them to add up to a goal number before the timer runs out. Score extra points by getting pairs, flushes, straights and tons of secret numbers. Add ‘em up quickly to unlock Overdrive mode and then watch as your score goes through the roof!
To celebrate the release of the iPad, we’re making Addicus HD available for the extra-low price of $3.99.
Speaking of addictive, Poptweets HD is a trivia game focused on celebrities with a twist: all of the questions are tweets from the Twitter accounts of the celebrities themselves. Poptweets HD shows you a tweet and it’s up to you to guess which celebrity said it. The constant stream of tweets from Twitter provides a trivia experience that is always fresh.
Poptweets HD also features deep integration with Twitter, so if you see a celeb you want to follow, you can do so from right within the game. If you see a tweet you like, you can retweet it or fav’ it from within the game.
Poptweets HD is available for Free.
The Apple gods have smiled on Poptweets and placed it among the New and Noteworthy games on the app store:
It’s getting dangerously close to April Fool’s day (aka annual-make-the-internet-awful day) so I’ll make this quick to avoid having it confused with the hoaxes: not only are we going to be launching Addicus HD this Saturday April 3 along with the iPad, we are also going to be launching Poptweets HD.
Poptweets HD takes full advantage of the iPad’s large screen to bring you the funniest, most iconic tweets of the celebrities to you in trivia form. We’ve painstakingly re-written all of the tens of thousands of tweets that are in Poptweets (and boy do our wrists hurt), and we’ve re-worked the graphics. The result is a game that is simply stunning on the iPad. And it will have the same great price: Free.
Here are some screenshots to give you a taste:
During development of our new iPhone game, Poptweets, we realized that we were going to be generating a wealth of data about celebrities, their twitter habits and how people perceive them. This was when we came up with an idea for a website that would set that data free in interesting and fun ways.
Poptweets.net gives you the Poptweets experience right in the comfort of your browser. You can track the tweets of all the hottest celebrities on Twitter, discover heavy hitters that you might not have heard of yet and interact with them.
One word you’ll see all over the site is “Iconic”. This is a measure of how recognizable a celebrity’s tweets are according to the players of our game. That’s right: simply by playing the game, you are powering Poptweets.net.
As well, we have added features that take advantage of the meta data contained in tweets. A good example of this is location data. Many tweets contain location data nowadays, so we figured why not plot that on a Google Map when it is available?
We have a long list of features that we’re going to be adding to the site and the iPhone game so check back often. We would also like to hear what you think so don’t be a stranger.
Poptweets just received its very first review, and it was written by appSafari. They gave it a solid score of 4/5. Here’s the money quote:
The layout and design of the app looks sharp, polished and cleanly organized. Coupled with its mellow but animated background music makes for an experience that is pleasing on both the eyes and ears.
We are excited to announce that Poptweets is now available for the iPhone and the iPod Touch! You can download it from the app store for free!
Poptweets is a trivia game about celebrities which gets all of its content from Twitter. We take an industrial strength hoover to the tweets of the hottest celebrities on Twitter. Then our elves comb through them and hand-pick the funnest ones to play. The best tweets are then served to you by Poptweets and its up to you to guess which celebrity said them. The result: Poptweets is a trivia game with an endless stream of new content.
Who parties harder, Paris Hilton or P. Diddy? Does Sarah Palin love America more than Michael Moore? Does Britney Spears need more anger management than Trent Reznor? Who really represents the Dark Side, Martha Stewart or Darth Vader?
We hope you enjoy Poptweets and please let us know what you think!
After applying no less than seven coats of polish and buffing it to a high gloss, we have just submitted Poptweets to Apple’s App Store. You had better start following every celebrity you can find on Twitter and get to know them like family. Poptweets will be available on the iPhone and iPod Touch very soon!
We’ve been hard at work on our next game for the iPhone and iPod touch and we’d like to share a few screenshots with you. Poptweets is an awesome trivia game that draws all its content from many of your favorite celebrities and personalities. All content in the game comes directly from a social network you may have heard of – Twitter!
Poptweets is near completion and we’ll have plenty more information on it over the next few days!
