Developers refuse to support web giant's Reflexive portal
The pricing at Amazon's casual gaming portal Reflexive has been causing controversy, and developers are using Casual Connect Hamburg to voice their disapproval.
The service launched last Tuesday and offers a sizable range of casual games to download for $9.99 each.
At Casual Connect's Hamburg event, which concludes today, several developers have made clear their disapproval of Amazon's pricing structure, which is perceived by many as something that could undermine the industry.
As reported by Venture Beat, iWin.com’s production director Andy Hieke used a panel discussion to detail his view on the service: “We pulled all our games down from Amazon when we found out what they were doing." Hieke added that his company found the price cuts “completely unacceptable.”
To read the full story visit our sister-site CasualGaming.biz.
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Comments
Huh?
I'm a little confused, even after reading the original source article.
I get the impression that the companies are unhappy that Amazon is chargin far to much for the casual titles.
But then it says:
"Hieke added that his company found the price cuts “completely unacceptable.” "
Price cuts unnacceptable?
No way would I pay $9.99 for any of the games available there. If companies ae charginng even more, then it's ridiculous.
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