CEO Tim Cook adds that July 2016 saw a record-breaking amount of money earned by devs
Read More »Humble introduces dedicated product websites for devs with Gamepages
Customisable page showcasing a title costs nothing in addition to five per cent cut from completed sales
Read More »Key reseller G2A agrees to pay devs auction royalties and introduce anti-fraud measures
Move follows heated criticism from studios including TinyBuild and RageSquid over sale of allegedly illegally-gained codes
Read More »RageSquid backs key reseller criticism: ‘We’d rather players pirated our game’
'Just torrent it instead of putting money in the wrong hands,' says founder Lex Decrauw
Read More »TinyBuild: We lost $450,000 in revenue to grey market key sellers
Punch Club and SpeedRunners studio hits out at site G2A for ‘facilitating a fraud-fueled economy’ by offering Steam codes often obtained deceitfully
Read More »Itch.io launches Early Access rival Refinery
Distribution platform for in-progress titles aims to solve ‘problem’ of Steam’s competing service by offering devs more control over their release
Read More »Indie community Game Jolt launches dedicated marketplace
Revenue split set at below 10%, with devs able to take home 100% if they choose to
Read More »Steam tweaks reviews system to reflect changing nature of Early Access titles and post-release updates
Average user rating to now be calculated from last 30 days – rather than all time – and more recent reviews to be highlighted
Read More »GAME to launch in-store digital Marketplace kiosks
Over 100,000 new products will be accessible via GAME’s High Street shops. The firm is trialling in-store kiosks in the coming months, which will give customers access to the firm’s Marketplace offering. GAME Marketplace launched last year. Similar to Amazon, the service allows other retailers and partners to sell products …
Read More »Apple reportedly considering paid-for App Store search results
Developers would be able to pay to have their iOS game appear closer to the top of rankings under new changes
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