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Phonesaber Removed From App Store, Might Make Triumphant Official Return
Posted by Matt Hickey at 10:40 AM on August 8, 2008
One of the more useless but fun apps on the iTunes app store was Phonesaber, and we say "was" because it's been pulled. This time, though, it wasn't Apple but the makers of the app, The Mac Box, themselves. They were contacted by THQ Wireless, a company with the licence to make all things Star Wars for mobile phones. Thankfully it sounds like THQ and Lucasfilm are being nice about it and it sounds like we can expect a real Star Wars branded version in the near future. We like it when people play nice like this. [The Mac Box blog]
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Mike918
Posted 11:11 AM 8/8/08
Yeah of course that will come back...for a price...
Mike918
gamecrazychris
Posted 10:57 AM 8/8/08
@SwapMeet: I was thinking the same thing, whats weird is that they just updated it like 2 days ago.
gamecrazychris
SwapMeet
Posted 10:49 AM 8/8/08
So what happens now? Didn't Giz post something about Apple being able to remove apps from your device? I currently still have this app on my iPhone. Will keep an eye out to see if it remains there.
SwapMeet
KenjiFinster
Posted 10:48 AM 8/8/08
I twill come back. $9.99, with only one saber and filled with Star Wars logos (Or even worse... The voice of Jar Jar).
KenjiFinster
Metkis
Posted 10:46 AM 8/8/08
Yayz!
Metkis
Seanross
Posted 11:30 AM 8/8/08
Phonesaber is still there as my iTunes Store page is on it right now... I'm updating my friends 1Gen iPhone to the 2.01 software. I just clicked on free apps and there it is...
Seanross
Dancing Milkcarton
Posted 11:29 AM 8/8/08
@Hiphopopotamus: Huh? RTFA. The developer pulled it (Lucas and THQ asked nicely). Nothing to see here... move along...
Dancing Milkcarton
Hiphopopotamus
Posted 11:12 AM 8/8/08
Is the $999 app still in the store? Then $(#* you Apple.
Hiphopopotamus
nosauten
Posted 11:11 AM 8/8/08
@KenjiFinster:
I think you hit the nail on the head. I'm betting 9.99 that it's not coming back for free.
nosauten
frigg
Posted 11:54 AM 8/8/08
@SwapMeet: If strong in you the force is, get to keep phonesaber you do.
frigg
chizelord
Posted 2:02 PM 8/8/08
damn, an "official release". All that REALLY means is $$$$$.
chizelord
steaky
Posted 1:43 PM 8/8/08
Some dude made the same app, iSaber I think it was called. The app got a lot of bad reviews for being a copy cat.
steaky
Tikitiki
Posted 2:51 PM 8/8/08
C'mon, put two and two together. Lightsaber + cell phone = Van Goghesque disaster just waiting to happen. They pulled it for obvious safety reasons.
Tikitiki
kenleewrites
Posted 2:55 PM 8/8/08
can we still keep the one that we have though?
kenleewrites
theorieofself
Posted 3:29 PM 8/8/08
or if you have a windows mobile device you can download it for free...
[www.freewarepocketpc.net]
theorieofself
nosauten
Posted 6:15 PM 8/8/08
@kenleewrites: The one I have is still working. I guess just don't delete it.
nosauten
3qM
Posted 10:19 PM 8/8/08
I still have my PhoneSaber, pew-pew-pew.
3qM
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 10:02 PM 8/8/08
Although my PhoneSaber is still installed, let me be the first to say that if it gets taken away, there will be plenty of people in Cupertino and at Skywalker Ranch who will get to experience what happens when a light saber gets used as a light enema.
They can pry the PhoneSaber out of my cold, dead, Cheetos covered hands.
OMG! Ponies!
rimplestultskin
Posted 10:00 PM 8/8/08
=/ bummer. i was just playing with phonesaber yesterday on my girlfriend's iPhone, it was the most fun iPhone app she has. and that includes super monkeyball and iPint.
rimplestultskin
SEJerome
Posted 11:01 PM 8/8/08
It will be re-released as a "special edition," and all copies of the original version will be destroyed by Lucasfilm. The special edition will cost $9.99, and the light saber will have been digitally replaced with a walkie-talkie.
SEJerome
mcdonnr
Posted 11:32 PM 8/8/08
Well, piss. My wife just got her iPhone 3G, and I was going to install this app so that we might do battle... without our phones... and imaginary lightsaber blades.
Ok, I give. I was just going to install it so I could battle myself. You feel the conflict within me, let go of your hate!
mcdonnr
WhitneyHoffman
Posted 3:51 AM 9/8/08
I love this app- my kids love it, more importantly- we've had a ton of fun with it. I hope it returns, with or without additional cheesy sound effects.
WhitneyHoffman
JEmlay
Posted 5:55 AM 9/8/08
So rename it LightSword and put it back. Screw Lucasfilm.
JEmlay
smartboydan
Posted 11:03 AM 8/8/08
Note to self: Don't ever sync again.
smartboydan