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Joining Flying Rider and Tris, Rockfall ($1.99) is the next game whose developer was threatened by the developers of the game they cloned, which would be Boulder Dash. As a result, Rockfall will be removed from the App Store. The developer of Rockfall, Pyrofer, posted in his blog about what happened.
First Star Software have demanded that I cease all distribution of Rockfall. They have not stated exactly how my game is infringing their copyrights, and what I would need to change to avoid infringement. They insist they are legally obliged to behave in this way. It seems an unreasonable request to remove the game totally without knowing which elements are at fault. However to avoid any costly legal action I will respect their request and remove the game from iTunes.
This isn’t very surprising considering that First Star Software plans to bring Boulder Dash Rocks to the iPhone (see press release). Meanwhile, once Rockfall is removed, you can still grab Digga ($2.99) until First Star Software releases their Boulder Dash game.
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