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World of Demons To Be Delisted Later This Month, PlatinumGames Reveals

Apple Arcade-exclusive hack-and-slash game World of Demons is to be delisted later this month, developer PlatinumGames has revealed. No reason for the game's delisting was given. In a rather short…

January 5, 2024 | 08:44 EST

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Xbox Head Phil Spencer Says Microsoft Is Planning a New Mobile Gaming Store

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has announced that Microsoft is talking to "partners" about opening a new mobile gaming store to rival those of Apple and Google. Speaking during a Sao Paulo comics convention…

December 1, 2023 | 09:11 EST

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Apple Cloud Gaming Ban Ruled Anticompetitive In UK

The UK's CMA (Competition and Markets Authority), which is the country's premier competition watchdog, has declared that Apple's ban on cloud gaming apps in its iOS App Store is anticompetitive.…

June 10, 2022 | 12:06 EDT

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Korea Cracks Down On Mobile Duopoly With New Law

A new South Korean law forces Google and Apple to allow developers to implement alternative payment methods in their apps. Epic Games' Tim Sweeney praised this decision, calling it a "major milestone…

August 31, 2021 | 09:55 EDT

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FTC Blasts Apple And Google In Tapjoy Advertising Ruling

The Federal Trade Commission has blasted Apple and Google, suggesting the two companies' prohibitive mobile platform charges force developers into predatory revenue streams. This comes in a statement…

January 8, 2021 | 09:15 EST

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House Antitrust Committee Says Apple Has iOS Distribution "Monopoly"

The House Antitrust Committee has published a report on big tech companies and monopolies. In the report, the Committee says Apple enjoys "monopoly power" over software and app distribution on iOS…

October 7, 2020 | 09:54 EDT

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Apple Notarization Requirements Likely to Heavily Impact Mac Gaming

For the 27 or so people who game on Macs, a storm is brewing: Apple Notarization will soon be a firm requirement for every application in the Apple ecosystem. Unfortunately, the process is a bit…

September 18, 2019 | 02:40 EDT

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Devolver Announces Two New Apple Arcade-Exclusive Titles

Devolver Digital appears to be going all in with the recently launched Apple Arcade. First, during a keynote last week, the publisher revealed Exit the Gungeon, a spin-off to the company's popular…

September 17, 2019 | 11:31 EDT

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Mini Motorways Launches September 19th For Apple Arcade, PC To Follow

Mini Metro developer Dinosaur Polo Club has announced a new project. The game is called Mini Motorways and it'll launch alongside Apple Arcade on September 19th. On the game's official Steam page (it…

September 17, 2019 | 09:00 EDT

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More Apple Arcade Games Announced, Including New Pac-Man, Rayman and More

Earlier today we got more details on Apple Arcade, the upcoming game subscription service from Apple. We even got to learn about some of the games they'll be showing off. However, we now got detail…

September 10, 2019 | 06:33 EDT

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Apple Arcade Releases September 19th With Over 100 Exclusives

Starting off the Apple event today was Apple Arcade which will launch with over 100 games, starting later this September. It will be available in over 150 countries and will feature new games added…

September 10, 2019 | 02:24 EDT

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App Developers File Class Action Lawsuit Against Apple

According to a report from GamesIndustry.biz, Apple is being accused of leveraging its monopoly as an app store and digital distribution of services to implement "profit killing" commissions in a…

June 7, 2019 | 07:17 EDT

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Valve Releases Steam Link App For iOS and Apple TV

Valve has just released the Steam Link app for iOS and Apple TV, which will bring your Steam library and all the games in it to your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV. All you need then is an MFi or Steam…

May 15, 2019 | 10:00 EDT

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PS4 Update 6.50 Adds Remote Play For Apple Devices

A new firmware update has just been released for PlayStation 4 and it finally allows users with an Apple phone or tablet to stream their PS4 to their mobile devices. Update 6.50 was released earlier…

March 7, 2019 | 01:20 EST

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[Rumor] Apple Is Planning A Game Subscription Service

If you’re reading this website, you love entertainment. If you enjoy entertainment, you’re probably paying upwards of five monthly subscriptions for access to it. Get ready for another one. According…

January 30, 2019 | 04:15 EST

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Apple Rejects Steam Link iOS App, Cites "Business Conflicts"

Valve's Steam Link app for iOS has been rejected by Apple over "business conflicts". The Steam Link service allows players to remotely stream games from their desktop PC to a mobile device, by…

May 25, 2018 | 10:28 EDT

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Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Releases Teaser Trailer

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, the announced mobile game for the WB franchise now has a trailer out with gameplay footage and a little more light shed on the plot. Lumos! Hogwarts Mystery, which is…

January 20, 2018 | 09:44 EST

New Pokemon GO Update Incompatible With Old iOS Versions

Good news Pokemon trainers! A big new update is coming for Pokemon GO. Bad news, it will discontinue support for older Apple devices. Mobile devices that are not able to upgrade to iOS 11 will no…

January 11, 2018 | 10:41 EST

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Intel CPU Processor Design Flaw May Cause Up to 30% Performance Drop

Code red, or in this case, code blue. Earlier this week it was revealed that Intel processor chips dating back to the late 90's have a "fundamental" design flaw, which is described as a "chip-level…

January 5, 2018 | 05:23 EST

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Apple Requires Developers to Disclose Loot Box Drop Rates

One of the more interesting events of gaming in 2017 was the virtual protest of sorts staged by gamers against the proliferation of microtransactions; loot boxes, in particular, were heavily…

January 2, 2018 | 10:17 EST

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Studio MDHR Respond To Imposter Cuphead Appearing In iOS Store

Cuphead, the 1930's style run-and-gun platformer from Studio MDHR, has gained all kinds of success from its release earlier this year. As with any great success, there are many eager to capitalize on…

December 18, 2017 | 12:17 EST

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Apple Ordered To Pay $506 Million In Patent Dispute

Apple has been ordered to pay $506 million to the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) in a patent dispute. The case involved US Patent #5,781,752. This patent, referred to as the “752 patent…

July 26, 2017 | 08:24 EDT

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Developers Can Now Reply to User Reviews on the Apple App Store

Apple has implemented a new feature that allows developers of apps found on the Apple App Store to reply to reviews posted by users. This feature comes after years of iOS users asking Apple for the…

April 3, 2017 | 09:29 EDT

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Russia's Anti-Monopoly Agency Deems Apple Guilty of iPhone Price Fixing

Russia's Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) has ruled in a recent case concerning allegations of price-fixing against Apple subsidiary Apple Rus. The statement from the FAS, translated in a…

March 17, 2017 | 12:30 EDT

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Federal Judge Denies Warrant Request For Mass Fingerprinting

A federal judge has denied a request from the government to compel all people in a building to give up their fingerprints to unlock Apple iOS devices. Judge M. David Weisman of the District Court For…

February 24, 2017 | 09:40 EST

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Super Mario Run to Require Always-On Internet Connection

Fans of the long-running Super Mario franchise have had a lot to talk about when Nintendo recently announced plans to bring the series to the mobile gaming market. Super Mario Run is a collaboration…

December 10, 2016 | 04:33 EST

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Netflix Launches Offline Play For iOS And Android

Netflix has announced that offline play is now available. A widely-demanded feature, Netflix now joins competitors like Amazon Prime Video and Google Play in allowing users to temporarily cut the…

November 30, 2016 | 08:48 EST

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Apple to Replace some iPhone 6s Batteries

Some of you iPhone 6s owners may have had a few instances where the phone randomly decides to shut itself down, a mechanical flaw that has since been confirmed by Apple. This bug occurs on a "small"…

November 21, 2016 | 11:47 EST

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Super Mario Run Runs Out To Launch December 15th

In September we got our first look at Super Mario Run, a new officially licensed Super Mario endless runner that would be coming to the iPhone and iPad in December. Today it was announced via the…

November 15, 2016 | 11:41 EST

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Apple Launches 2016 Macbook Pro Line

Apple has the first major update to its Macbook Pro line since 2012. The new models feature a new, smaller body, less weight, and less bezel. Internally, these new models sport Intel’s Skylake…

October 27, 2016 | 05:05 EDT

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Apple's iOS 10 Already Adopted By 50% of iOS Users

It has only been a very short while since Apple released their next big milestone in iOS development. Indeed, it has been only a short 29 days since the update was pushed to non-developers and iOS 10…

October 12, 2016 | 08:37 EDT

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Twitter Stock Plummets Due to Lack of Bidders

Twitter stock plummeted 20% on Thursday, following reports that potential bidders were not interested in buying the company. Twitter has seen a series a dismal quarterly reports in the past year,…

October 7, 2016 | 07:09 EDT

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All About The Samsung Galaxy Note 7's Explosion Issues

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was Apple's biggest competitor, releasing around the same time as the hotly desired iPhone 7. Now, a couple weeks after its launch, consumers are returning their phones…

September 20, 2016 | 08:30 EDT

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Apple Deletes Developer Account of iosoftware and All Their Games

Apple has over the years made some pretty weird decisions when it comes to the iTunes store. Whether it was banning the confederate flag, banning a game that wanted to talk about the situation in…

September 13, 2016 | 08:30 EDT

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The Censored Gaming Recap (29th August - 4th September 2016)

Welcome to the Censored Gaming Recap! In these articles, we take a look back at all of the latest happenings in the world of censorship and then round them up in a special weekly feature. This…

September 8, 2016 | 11:30 EDT

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Apple Watch 2 Officially Announced

Apple yesterday announced a bunch of new stuff during their 'See You on the 7th' keynote. The biggest thing (at least for yours truly) was the official announcement of the second generation of the…

September 8, 2016 | 11:15 EDT

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Nintendo Bringing Mario to iOS with Super Mario Run

Nintendo's announcement that it would be joining the mobile market brought with it the inevitable question of how they would bring their biggest character, Mario, to the platform. Earlier today at an…

September 8, 2016 | 01:26 EDT

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Pokemon GO Exceeds 500M Downloads; Coming to Apple Watch

The Pokémon Company and Niantic announced today that Pokemon GO, the mobile game sensation that took the world by storm, has gotten more than 500 million downloads worldwide ever since its debut in…

September 8, 2016 | 12:16 EDT

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Fight Brewing in Europe Over Apple's Taxes

Last week the European Commission ordered Apple to pay €13 billion, or about $14.5 billion, to the Irish government. The Commission claims that Apple's unusual taxing structure was unfair state aid.…

September 5, 2016 | 10:14 EDT

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Pokémon GO Update Adds Team Leader Appraisal

If you're still out there catchin' 'em all, then you'll be excited about the new Pokémon GO update rolling out throughout this week. While on the small side for a Pokémon GO update (though we've…

August 24, 2016 | 03:15 EDT

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Apple Accused of Price-Fixing in Russia

Russian authorities have filed a case against Apple, claiming the company is responsible for price-fixing. The Federal Anti-monopoly Service(FAS) states that 16 different retailers across the country…

August 10, 2016 | 05:10 EDT

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Patent Dispute May Halt iPhone Sales in China

The Beijing Intellectual Property Office has found Apple to be infringing on the patents of Shenzhen Baili, because the iPhone 6 was too similar to 100C phone created by the Chinese company. As a…

June 17, 2016 | 11:20 EDT

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Apple WWDC 2016 Recap -- HFS+ Is No More!

Apple gave the keynote presentation for the 2016 Worldwide Developer Conference today, announcing several key changes to their software.Notably, Mac OS X is no more. The Mac operating system will use…

June 14, 2016 | 01:05 EDT

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Minecraft Has Sold Over 100 Million Copies

In a press release earlier today, Mojang has divulged that their ultra smash-hit Minecraft has sold over 100 million copies.Mojang, the Swedish company behind the block-based sandbox title, released…

June 3, 2016 | 10:56 EDT

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[Updated] Liyla & The Shadow War "Not Appropriate" as a Game Says Apple

UPDATE - It seems that Apple has now changed their mind about Liyla being a game and it is now available on the iTunes App store in the "Games" category. Liyla's developer announced it via a tweet.…

May 19, 2016 | 08:27 EDT

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Apple Refreshes Macbook and Macbook Air

After being leaked by an OS X Server update, Apple has officially launched the second generation Macbook. The second generation uses the largely the same chassis design and the same screen, changing…

April 20, 2016 | 12:59 EDT

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Apple Takes Strong Stand on Allegedly Abandoned Sons of Anarchy Game

Sons of Anarchy started off as a wildly popular American crime drama series and last year we saw the release of Sons of Anarchy: The Prospect an episodic adventure game for Windows, OS X, iOS, and…

April 7, 2016 | 02:28 EDT

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FBI Asked to Disclose Method of Breaking Into iPhone

The FBI has dropped its attempt to force Apple's assistance in the San Bernardino case, after the agency managed to break into the phone on its own. Apple is now requesting that the government…

March 31, 2016 | 02:46 EDT