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Read More »Amazon launches Android dev portal
Online retail giant Amazon plans to throw its weight behind a new app store for Android devices. The retailer, which in recent years has profited greatly from digital distribution products such as Kindle, is thought to be listing games on its own website – as opposed to the Android Marketplace. …
Read More »Amazon joins Google and Apple app store race
Retailer launches Android dev portal; plans to control app prices
Read More »Study: App Store devs could make $1.4bn in 2011
And Apple could take in as much as $600m
Read More »Champ Manager Legends hits App Store
Square Enix has released Championship Manager Legends: 1970s on the App Store. The iPhone game, developed by Beautiful Game Studios, allows gamers to manage a team throughout the 70s. It boasts an authentic database of footballers and features various start dates. Championship Manager Legends: 1970s also includes OpenFeint compatibility which …
Read More »PopCap fires back at ‘misleading’ privacy probe
Developer, which was accused of sending data to third parties, denies underhand practices
Read More »EA undercuts indies in App Store discount spree
Publisher dominates unit sales chart as games go £0.99
Read More »EA cuts prices to dominate App Store
EA Mobile has dropped the price of the majority of its iPhone games range to $0.99 (59p). The news comes following dozens of big games hitting the App Store at once, aiming for chart position in the run-up to Christmas. The results can be seen in the US App Store …
Read More »Epic explains iPhone Unreal Engine dev costs
Company takes 25 per cent revenue slice after $5,000 grace period
Read More »OPINION: iPhone devs handed an Epic wake-up call
What does it mean for the humble indie when Epic Games delivers the fastest-grossing App Store game in its first real attempt?
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