Entries in 'in app purchases' (8)

ANALYSIS: Inconsistent app store strategies highlight IAP problems

ANALYSIS: Inconsistent app store strategies highlight IAP problems

An MCV investigation examining hundreds of apps has revealed a lack of consistency in the way in-game purchases are presented on digital stores. 

Craig Chapple
by Craig Chapple
on May 9th 2013 at 10:06AM in News
£30.9m - the amount spent on unauthorised IAPs in Britain each month

£30.9m - the amount spent on unauthorised IAPs in Britain each month

Microsoft has calculated a truly staggering figure for the monthly spend on unauthorised apps and in-app purchases in the UK.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 8th 2013 at 9:49AM in News
UKIE pledges to work with OFT in IAP investigation

UKIE pledges to work with OFT in IAP investigation

UK video games trade body UKIE has said that it will assist the Office of Fair Trading in its investigation into in-app-payments.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 12th 2013 at 2:10PM in News

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OFT to investigate in app purchases and the way publishers target kids

OFT to investigate in app purchases and the way publishers target kids

The Office of Fair Trading is to investigate in app purchases used in smartphone and web games.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 12th 2013 at 9:16AM in News
XCOM: Enemy Unknown iOS won't have in-app purchases

XCOM: Enemy Unknown iOS won't have in-app purchases

The upcoming iOS release of XCOM: Enemy Unknown won’t carry any purchasable upgrades, according to the game’s designer Jake Solomon.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Apr 10th 2013 at 9:45AM in News
E3 2012: Ustwo endures fresh PR misery

E3 2012: Ustwo endures fresh PR misery

Indie developer Ustwo looks to have walked headlong into a fresh PR disaster following an unpopular update to its smash hit iOS app Whale Trail.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 7th 2012 at 3:15PM in News