Yosuke Matsuda explains: ‘It wouldn’t be good for that market to consist entirely of free-to-play’
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Apple’s announcement that it is to allow app subscriptions on the iOS App Store is nothing more than a ‘gesture’. The streaming music service remains critical of both the size of the slice Apple claims from App Store payments, and the inflexibility of Apple’s pricing model. "It’s a nice gesture, …
Read More »Apple to introduce subscription model for App Store games
Devs will see their share of revenue increase 15 per cent per each user that stays subscribed to an app for longer than a year
Read More »Apple opens the door to iOS game subscriptions
Developers will soon be able to charge a recurring fee for the games following Apple’s announcement of a new subscription system for the iOS App Store. Engadget reports that subscribed apps will retain the traditional 70/30 revenue split, although if a developer can keep a user subscribed for a year, …
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Sue Youn and Ben Ansah successfully secured £50,000 in investment from Peter Jones for their Yogiyo Korean cooking range
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Palestinian indie creator Rasheed Abueideh reveals suggestion that Liyla and The Shadows of War should be described as ‘News or Reference’ app
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‘Being away from where the herd is has always worked,’ Thomas Was Alone and Volume creator says
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Report finds that Japan is the only region where Apple’s iOS outpaces Google’s operating system
Read More »Lumberyard adds GPU-simulated particles, GridMate Gem and mobile process management
1.2 release includes changes to particle editor, FBX importer, networking component and GMEM rendering path, plus support for new Android devices
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