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insidesocialgames.com - 10/12/2009
iPhone/iPod Apps Get Free To Play Virtual Goods, Sort Of
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Apple is now half a step closer to allowing the virtual goods economy to flourish on iPhone and iPod Touch applications. Developers can now allow users to buy virtual items within free applications and games, as TechCrunch is reporting. However, virtual currencies are still not allowed. For ...
facebook.com - 10/8/2009
EA Mobile: Rock Band for iPhone and iPod touch
— facebook.com — FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER play Rock Band, the best band music game of all time Go... solo, or push it to the limit with LIVE BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER If you can’t get your band together over Bluetooth, synch up via Facebook on your own time. Rock out on ... (more) EA Mobile: Rock Band for iPhone and iPod touch

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edge-online.com - 10/15/2009
Analyst: iPod touch The Biggest Ever Threat To Publishers
— edge-online.com — Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter has suggested that the “iPod touch is the most dangerous thing that... ever happened” to game publishers. Putting major franchises on Apple products cheapens their value, according to Pachter, ... (more) Analyst: iPod touch The Biggest Ever Threat To Publishers

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gamesindustry.biz - 10/19/2009
News: Pachter: iPod Touch is "dangerous" for publishers
— gamesindustry.biz — Publishers are approaching iPhone and iPod Touch development with the wrong strategy, according to Wedbush Securities analyst... Michael Pachter, and don't realise how dangerous the device could be to their business in the long ... (more) News: Pachter: iPod Touch is "dangerous" for publishers

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Games Brief:  New business model alert: Lite is dead as freemium comes to iPhone

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New business model alert: Lite is dead as freemium comes to iPhone
Games Brief — ... The change is likely to eliminate Lite versions. Developers can offer a single version with a clear upgrade path to new features or content. There are some limitations, though: no virtual currencies and no “rentals” – i.e. if a user downloads content, it can’t be time-limited. I think we’ll see a lot of changes to the iPhone business models very quickly. Head over to InsideSocialGames and TechCrunch for more details of the changes. Related posts: ...

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