bruceongames.com - 20 days ago
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The App Store is an accident of history. ( But one that was predicted on here ). Apple had been making MP3 tracks available for a few years on the iStore. When they added a bit more memory and processing power to the iPod they realised that it could run third party applications, so they made ...
The incredible Apple App Store numbers
bruceongames.com 10/1/2009 —
The Apple App Store is the biggest thing to ever happen to the video game industry , so it is amazing when you realise that it is less than 15 months old. And that Apple never expected to make a profit from it, they just did it as a service.
So according to Apple’s figures there have ...
Apple Announces In-App Purchases For Free iPhone Applications
techcrunch.com 10/12/2009 — Apple has just announced that it will now support in-app purchasing for free applications on the App Store. This is absolutely huge news for developers, and will likely lead to a fundamental shift in the way applications are marketed and priced. It’s ...
Apple App Store, over 13,000 iPhone and iPod touch games
bruceongames.com 7/7/2009 —
This must ram home some lessons for the game industry worldwide:
Online game distribution works far better for everyone (except retail) than plastic and cardboard distribution .
This is more than ten times more games than on the Wii, PS3 and 360 combined, in a fraction of the time. ...
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Games make up 20% of App Store content
gamesindustry.biz 9/30/2009 —
A breakdown of the number of applications currently available on the App Store in each of its 20 categories has been revealed, showing that games are by far the most popular sector on the store.
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Apple Opens iPhone In-App Microtransactions To Free Apps
gamasutra.com 10/16/2009 — Apple iPhone developers now have the option to offer in-app content purchases within free software; previously, such functionality was available only within paid applicaitons. The expanded capability was reported by Macworld, citing a screenshot of ...
[Other] Galactic Bowling Now Available in the iPod App Store
totalgamingnetwork.com 10/14/2009 — iPod Touch and iPhone owners can now experience Galactic Bowling by purchasing it through the app store. Perpetual FX Creative, the developers responsible for the game, have set the price point at $4.99
Galactic Bowling is an exaggerated bowling game with an intergalactic twist! The game ...
Piracy and the App Store
smellslikedonkey.com 10/25/2009 — Intro: So you just released a game… It’s an exciting time when you release a new game for people to enjoy. Especially one that you’ve poured your heart and money into for the past half year. You’ve toiled over and polished it as much as you can and ...
App Store Now Houses Over 21,000 Games
edge-online.com 9/10/2009 — Apple has said that there are currently 21,178 “game and entertainment titles” available for download from the App Store.
At a San Francisco event last night the company revealed the massive gap in the number of games available for ...
Apple bulking up in-house iPhone, iPod game development
joystiq.com 5 days ago —
Mac Rumors has discovered an Apple job listing which appears to reveal that the company is looking to expand internal iPhone and iPod game development. Apple is looking for a "Game/Media Software Engineer" to be part of a team and "work on ...
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Over 13,000 iPhone games on App Store
gamesindustry.biz 7/7/2009 —
Apple's App Store now features over 13,000 games for the iPhone, accounting for over 20 per cent of applications on offer for the handset.
At the time of writing, free titles account for ...
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