MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
The freemium model for video games isn’t just a sector that Nintendo will be avoiding – it’s one that president Satoru Iwata believes actually threatens the health of the industry. "When we look at the entire system of freemium, it’s not always that everyone is happy with the offers," he …
Read More »GDC11: Sony building dev-friendly Home update
New package allows for real-time multiplayer, enhanced physics, more tools
Read More »FTC to examine freemium games model
The US Federal Trade Commission is looking into reports of children blowing their parents’ credit cards on mobile social games. The FTC says it’s aware of complaints that in-app payments can allow children to spend money within mobile social games without their parents’ permission, and is looking into the issue. …
Read More »Freemium model facing watchdog probe
'We will closely monitor this industry practice' says FTC
Read More »â??To the App Storeâ??s rescue: In-app purchasingâ?
Rick Gibson on why Appleâ??s U-turn on freemium, in-app purchasing has revitalised the iPhone business
Read More »Extraordinary Games Businesses 4: Ankama
In the latest in our series of profiles of rule-changing games companies, we look at Franceâ??s largest indie developer, Ankama.
Read More »Has Ankama cracked the ‘freemium’ model?
A look at how to convert free players to subscribers
Read More »EA veteran joins Outspark as CEO
Another Electronic Arts exec heads to a casual gaming start-up
Read More »