Game close to completion - general advice please

General (non-technical) Off-Topic
#1

I am close to completing my game now and just thought I would ask for advice from those who have experienced releasing games.

I have tested on iPhone 3G ,iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 2nd Generation. Any other devices I need to test on?

Should I hook it up with Open Feint, Facebook etc? I do not currently use any features of the Game Edition but can do if needs be.

What price should I charge? Should I have a free version and a paid version?

Any advice on marketing the game once it is submitted to the app store?

Basically any advice much appreciated.

Thanks

Paul [import]uid: 7863 topic_id: 2898 reply_id: 302898[/import]

#2

Oh and one more thing. I do not have a name for the game yet. How important is the name in terms of marketing the game and does it need to be X characters or less. I have noticed when testing that longer names are shortened when displayed on the iPhone.

Ah one more question. I have been developing and testing for iPhone. Should I release an Android version at the same time (assuming technically this is possible) [import]uid: 7863 topic_id: 2898 reply_id: 8466[/import]

#3

Icon, screenshots, and a video are very important as this is the first things ppl see and remember
I should keep the name 10 letters or less so your name doesn’t get abbreviated
Test on as many devices as you are able to
And ask for some beta tester before you release, different ppl will do different things and catch some bugs you may have missed [import]uid: 7911 topic_id: 2898 reply_id: 8468[/import]

#4

Ah I hadn’t thought of a video. Can anyone recommend software to create this? I assume you video the simulator and not the actual device… [import]uid: 7863 topic_id: 2898 reply_id: 8474[/import]

#5

i use jing
i heard screencast is good or you can use quicktime then crop the video in imovie [import]uid: 7911 topic_id: 2898 reply_id: 8482[/import]

#6

Thanks jstrahan - will have a look at these tools now. [import]uid: 7863 topic_id: 2898 reply_id: 8486[/import]

#7

Welcome I try to help as much as I can [import]uid: 7911 topic_id: 2898 reply_id: 8488[/import]