Google has officially unveiled Google Play Game Services at its I/O 2013 developer conference today. Google Play Game Services adds cloud saves, achievements and leaderboards for games on the Play Store. The big news, however, is that the service is not only headed to Android and web, but also to …
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Study of 400 games exposes inconsistent app store strategies over in-app purchases
Read More »ANALYSIS: Inconsistent app store strategies highlight IAP problems
An MCV investigation examining hundreds of apps has revealed a lack of consistency in the way in-game purchases are presented on digital stores. Some developers even claim their games are ‘completely free’, despite later asking players to stump up for power ups or tokens priced as high as 69.99. Following …
Read More »Namco releases first free-to-play Pac-Man
Iconic game character gets F2P title with new achievements, mazes and scoring objectives
Read More »Marmalade launches its first mobile game to four app stores at once
Signal to the Stars arrives on more marketplaces on launch day than any smartphone game in history
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LGC12: Microsoft calls on developers to take opportunity and get noticed before numbers rise considerably
Read More »GAME Reward smartphone app goes live
The UK’s leading game retailer GAME has pushed live its new smartphone app on the Apple App Store and on Android’s Google Play. A Windows Phone version will be released soon. The app allows customers or both GAME and Gamestation to unite their store credit under a single account. It …
Read More »Google Play store celebrates 25bn downloads
Google has announced Android’s Google Play store has surpassed 25bn downloads. The company announced the news on the official android blog, adding that the store currently offers over 675,000 apps and games. In comparison, Apple’s iOS app store crossed the 25bn milestone back in March. Given how many recently released …
Read More »Google Play surpasses 25 billion app downloads
Digital store garners 15 billion downloads in just one year as it gains ground on Apple
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PlayStation certified device to support Google Play apps
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