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The Simpsons will be hitting iPhone and iPad later this year in a brand new free-to-play game from EA. Called The Simpsons: Tapped Out, the game will rely on in-app purchases to finance itself. The app will be universal and work on all iOS devices. The show’s creators have played …
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[Intel Sponsored feature] Softtalk Mobile discusses how giving your game away can increase revenues
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U4iA Games to focus on free-to-play social titles
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Two studios to close as money runs dry for free-to-play MMO
Read More »iOS sensation Smurfs Village expands to Android
Capcom says freemium game has more than 15 million downloads worldwide
Read More »NaturalMotion: Free-to-play is mathematically better
Backbreaker studio smashes revenue records with its first freemium app
Read More »Adults ‘generate 80% of freemium app money’
But younger customers play for longer
Read More »Theme Park returns with free-to-play iOS game
Electronic Arts is reviving the classic Theme Park series as a freemium game on iPhone and iPad this year. Also simply titled Theme Park, the game app will be a brand new entry in the long-running series. It will feature a 3D engine and touch-screen controls, according to Digital Spy. …
Read More »Publisher: Android devs must think about freemium
Develop Conference: TeePee Games CEO lauds free-to-play model for all Android games
Read More »Free to play titles take charge of Apples App Store
The growing momentum of free to play games is not just taking over the MMO market – it’s also taken control of Apple’s App Store marketplace. TouchArcade has word from the latest Flurry report which shows that free-to-play games now account for 65 per cent of the total revenues from …
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