Lucas Pulls PhoneSaber from App Store

Apparently, entertainment giant Lucasfilms has contacted the developers of PhoneSaber and requested the app be removed from the App Store. Alex and Duncan, the developers of the popular and zany little app over at TheMacBox, graciously complied, noting: "They didn’t want to go down the attacking cease and desist route, so we’re being dealt with very amicably." While PhoneSaber has been pulled by the powers that be, TheMacBox Team are going to be working with Lucasfilms to develop a new, official, Star Wars branded version. Here's the full post from their blog: PhoneSaber’s Future

Good news and bad news, PhoneSaber fans. As of now, PhoneSaber will no longer be available, I’ve had a chat with a guy from THQ Wireless (who own the rights for Star Wars apps on mobiles) and apparently the guys from Lucas don’t want it up there anymore. They didn’t want to go down the attacking cease and desist route, so we’re being dealt with very amicably. They want to do some sort of official, Star Wars branded version of PhoneSaber, and will be working with us on that one. I don’t know any information beyond that, whether they plan to charge for it, advertise with it or what, but we’ll keep you updated on as much as we’re allowed to tell you. Apologies to everyone who loved PhoneSaber, we didn’t really have much choice in the matter, but hopefully the official version will carry on being awesome where PhoneSaber left off. TheMacBox will be continuing to make awesome stuff, including some great pay-for games, and some more awesome free apps.

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