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The Japanese Consumer Affairs Agency has officially deemed the ‘Complete Gacha’ social games payment system illegal. The CAA confirmed earlier this month that it was to investigate the issue following concerns about IAP systems that encourage users to purchase multiple virtual items from an in-game vending machine in the hope …
Read More »EA and Sony vets form free-to-play studio
Checkpoint to receive funding from Japan publisher Marvelous AQL
Read More »Konami to remove controversial mechanic
Company says the removal of 'kompu gacha' will have little effect on virtual good sales
Read More »Maxis to release social game ‘by end of July’
PopCap and Playfish also developing casual titles
Read More »Gree founder loses $702m
IAP clampdown sheds vast sum from personal fortune of Japan's youngest billionaire
Read More »Freemium crackdown prompts DeNA and Gree share nosedive
Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency questions IAP practices; wider national games sector hit by trading caution
Read More »Schappert: "Social and mobile games ARE harming console biz"
Forget the recession: our depressed retail market is thanks to pressure from free apps and mobile games. That’s according to one of the US’ most influential games execs, John Schappert, who just a year ago was a key figure at EA. He also once ran Xbox Live – but has …
Read More »Marvelous sets up UK social and mobile publisher
The Japanese publisher behind No More Heroes is coming to Europe. Marvelous AQL – the result of last year’s merger between Marvelous Entertainment, AQ Interactive and mobile developer Liveware – has created a new subsidiary MAQL Europe. The firm will be based in Tunbridge Wells and headed up by CEO …
Read More »Jay-Z launches Facebook game
Hip-hop star Jay-Z is to expand his empire with the release of a Facebook game called… Empire. Mashable reports that the game sees players go from hustler, to entrepreneur, to business mogul”, as the iconic rapper himself did. Empirebegins by giving you a slew of ways to earn points and …
Read More »Zynga bookings at $329m
Q1 2012 earnings show revenues up, GAAP income losses
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