Last month an indie platformer called The Blocks Cometh was submitted to Apple for approval and was released on the App Store shortly thereafter. It was even given the spotlight in the App Store's new and notable section.
But here's the kicker: the game's developer had no idea it had ever been submitted. Pirates had stolen the source code and submitted the game themselves. Since then, Apple has taken down the pirated copy of the game, and now the official copy is set to be released tomorrow with a little love from the fantastic platformer League of Evil.
The Blocks Cometh is a really interesting take on the platformer genre. To understand what it's like to play, imagine you've been shrunk down and placed inside an ongoing game of Tetris. You must run and jump for as long as possible in a desperate attempt to stay on top of the blocks before they crush you. The game releases tomorrow and we're really looking forward to giving it a spin.
To help promote the release of both new games the developers of The Blocks Cometh and League of Evil have joined forces in a cross promotion. League of Evil will feature 30 new levels based on the theme of The Blocks Cometh. The Blocks Cometh will also feature several new playable characters directly from League of Evil [iTunes Link].
The Blocks Cometh has just been released on the New Zealand App Store, which usually means it will be coming to North America in very short order.
