Well, it’s not a secret that we’re way past our release date. The thing is, we have run into the problems during iTunes submission process. I guess this quote from Apple’s email will nicely summarize what is up:

Thank you for submitting Rever to the App Store. We’ve reviewed Rever and determined that we cannot post your application because it appears to contain features, namely, gameplay, that bear a resemblance to a well-known third-party mark.

It’s not very hard to guess that the mentioned well-known third-party game is Tetris. And we agree… our game from a first glance looks a lot like it, and shares some gameplay mechanics. But the core gameplay of the game is very different, and anyone who played it will tell you so. And even then, gameplay ideas are not copyrightable, and we do not infringe any copyrights, patents or trademarks.

Anyway, there’s not much we can do at the moment. We’re still trying to resolve this issue with Apple, and maybe we’ll find a way to get Rever into iTunes store. But most likely not. We’re not mad or anything, as we were quite aware of where we were getting into. We felt that the gameplay was so cool, that we just had to do it, even knowing the possible consequences. What’s done is done, and we’re moving on with another nice project, with some hope left, that Rever might still have a chance. And even if Apple won’t approve, we’ll most likely release it in one form or another. Maybe on Cydia, or even free as a PC port.

We’ll let you know how it goes.

Joystick Ninjas are happy to announce a new game – Rever for iPhone and iPod touch! It is coming to iTunes App store  on October 8. Rever is unique, fun, innovative and very addictive puzzle game. The concept of the game is very simple… game field is divided in half into white and black areas. In the white area black figures are falling, and in the black area – white figures. The catch is that when white figure falls above white area – it expands it, and the same with black figures falling above black area. This way you need to balance the “horizon” for as long as possible, or you lose.

Rever has 3 modes of gameplay, while maintaining same concept, they have different gameplay mechanics. Try them all and see which one you like the best! Also there’s support for OpenFeint that integrates online Hi-Scores and achievements! Read more features and see more screenshots on game page here. Of course, we’ll be giving out free copies during launch week, so be sure to keep an eye out here, on Facebook and Twitter!