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Apple has announced the expansion of its App Store program into 33 new countries. The move brings the total number of iTunes App Stores to 123, and is part of a general expansion of the service that includes the launch of the Mac App Store for laptops and the upcoming …
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Read More »F1 2010 speeds onto iOS
Codemasters has released an iOS version of its successful console racer F1 2010. Published in conjunction with Jump Games, the game includes all the same licences as the console version – teams, drivers and tracks, including the night race at Singapore. Three modes are available – Time Trial, Endurance and …
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Read More »EA: The App Store model is in freefall
Speaking to MCV about the growing cloud gaming segment, one of EA’s leading executives has delivered a damning verdict of the once great App Store model popularised by Apple. Our current experience is that the App Store model is essentially in freefall,” chief creative director Richard Hilleman said in a …
Read More »App Store game prices rise
Apple has upped the cost of games and other downloads on the App Store platform. Prices for apps increased in several countries – including the UK – and dropped in others. Games like Angry Birds which were previously 59p now cost 69p, while 1.19 apps have become 1.49. Apple reportedly …
Read More »The Voxel Agents announces sales of Train Conductor series
Train Conductor and Train Conductor 2: USA have been hugely successful titles for freshman indie developer The Voxel Agents, just passing half a million paid sales and counting. Speaking exclusively to MCV Pacific, the developer has confirmed that the series currently averages 25’000 plays per day on iOS platforms, and …
Read More »Origin on iOS mirrors Xbox Live feature set
Publisher EA has for the first time detailed exactly how its freshly launched content portal Origin will work on iOS. The system bears more than a passing resemblance to Microsoft’s Xbox Live. And it won’t support Apple’s Game Centre wither, with EA clearly hoping to forge its own network of …
Read More »Firemint Studios pushes into core gaming
Flight Control has been the #1 paid iPhone app in at least 20 countries and is one of the largest success stories on the platform due to its casual appeal. The game sold 4.8 million units across iPhone, iPad and Mac OSX. As a result, Firemint has grown to be …
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