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We are approaching the first release of our super-duper-secret first iPhone game and therefore I have been scouting the web for information about "how not to get rejected".

Here are a few good sources and important infos I found:

• adhere to the Apple Human Interface Guidelines (http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/MobileHIG/Introduction/Introduction.html)
• http://www.mobileorchard.com/avoiding-iphone-app-rejection-from-apple/
• http://www.mobileorchard.com/avoiding-iphone-app-rejection-part-2/ (Part 2)
• Avoid Splash - Screens (which are not placeholders while loading up)
• Demo-Versions are not allowed to have "grey" buttons or other "incomplete" limitations .. Apple only wants "full" versions in its appstore. (thats why most apps are called "lite" and note "demo")

Good luck

Update 29.06.: http://www.drobnik.com/touch/2009/06/all-that-can-go-wrong-all-the-rejection-reasons/ has an excellent overview!

Update: 29.07.09: http://appreview.tumblr.com/ also has a great overview about inofficial rejection reasons.