Last week while in Orlando I had the opportunity to talk with Adam from CrackBerry. We talk about my history of writing BlackBerry apps, some of the new announcements made at the event, and I show off my Starbeams game.
Archive for the ‘Starbeams’ Category
At CrackBerry Live!
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013First update for Starbeams
Monday, May 6th, 2013
The strategy game Starbeams now sits at version 1.1 after its first update. The update (available for both BlackBerry 10 and Windows 8) adds ten new levels as well as better support for the app in its minimized state.
About Starbeams
The object of the game is to assign colors to each star in order to ensure that none of the stars are connected to another star of the same color. The game starts off easy, but quickly gets more complex, adding more colors and seven pointed stars that can not be changed.
New in Version 1.1
In addition to the ten new levels that this version brings, most of the other new features revolve around how the app handles itself when it is minimized. On Windows 8 the app now uses a live tile in both the wide and square versions of the icon that shows the number of levels that have been beaten so far. The BlackBerry 10 version of the game does the same thing with an Active Frame when it is minimized, showing an icon, and an update on your game progress rather than just a shrunken view of the current screen.
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Starbeams released for Windows 8
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
After being released for BlackBerry 10 a month ago, Starbeams is now also available on Windows 8. The game has 100 levels, and requires you to assign colors to each star in order to ensure that none of the stars are connected to another star of the same color. The game starts off easy, but quickly gets more complex, adding more colors and seven pointed stars that can not be changed.
As with the BlackBerry 10 version of the game, the first 25 levels of the game are free, while the full game can be purchased through a one time in-app purchase of $2.99USD. Currently Starbeams boasts 100 levels, but that number is sure to grow as the game is updated in the coming months.
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App reviews from others
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013My apps have gotten a lot of attention in the past week from a variety of sites, so I would like to take a moment to thank everyone for writing about my apps.
First BlackBerry Cool and Berry Review wrote up reviews of the new BlackBerry 10 game, Starbeams.
The Stuff I Need app also got some attention, with N4BB calling it a ‘must have BlackBerry 10 app’, and CrackBerry also giving the app a favorable review. A video from CrackBerry’s James Richardson is embedded below.
Finally NerdBerry noted the release of the most recent update to Xploding Boxes which is now up to 370 levels.
New Starbeams game released for BlackBerry 10
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
The brand new game Starbeams has been released in BlackBerry World for all BlackBerry 10 phones. The game has 100 levels, and requires you to assign colors to each star in order to ensure that none of the stars are connected to another star of the same color. The game starts off easy, but quickly gets more complex, adding more colors and seven pointed stars that can not be changed.
As with Xploding Boxes and Runaway Trains the first 25 levels of the game are free, while the full game can be purchased through a one time in-app purchase. Currently Starbeams boasts 100 levels, but that number is sure to grow as the game is updated in the coming months.
Device Support
The game supports all BlackBerry 10 phones, including the Z10, the Q10, and the DevAlpha.
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