GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 16, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Apple has removed Game Boy Advance emulator app iBGA from the App Store. As reported by MacRumors , the application's removal was due to violating spam and copyright guidelines, not piracy concerns. Read more

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

With a growing number of Steam players using PlayStation controllers, Valve will allow developers to give further controller transparency on their store pages.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 5, 2023

Making changes to your store page. Steam Data Suite dove into Steam store pages to find out how much publishers change them and if that relates to being successful on the platform. Steam Data Suite dove into Steam store pages to find out how much publishers change them and if that relates to being successful on the platform.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 12, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Epic Games has filed an injunction order that would permit third-party app stores on the Google Play Store for six years. As reported by Reuters , the filing was made to San Francisco US District Judge James Donato in California on April 11. Read more

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Epic Games' breakdown for 2023 shows its store greatly benefitted from the year's deluge of releases.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 8, 2024

Apple has made changes to its guidelines on the App Store, making retro emulators available globally. In an update to its app review guidelines , the tech firm said users can now download games from retro emulators and that developers are responsible for "ensuring that software complies with guidelines and applicable laws."

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Game From Scratch

MARCH 21, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Blender Launch Blender Extensions App Store At GDC 2024 the Blender Foundation have publicly revealed their new App Store of sorts for Blender, Blender Extensions. This will replace the existing add-ons system as well as provide a portal for discovering add-ons and themes for Blender.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Epic today published its Epic Games Store 2023 Year in Review blog post , revealing some metrics for the PC storefront and affirming plans to launch an iOS store in Europe this year. After a slight dip in 2022, consumer spending on the PC Epic Games Store was up 16% in 2023 to $950 million.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 6, 2024

Apple has blocked Epic's bid to launch Epic Games Store and Fortnite on iOS devices because it doesn't trust the games giant. Epic had its 'Epic Games Sweden AB' developer account approved by Apple last month, which paved the way for Epic Games Store and Fortnite hit the platform. Read more

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Game From Scratch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Using Asset Store Assets In Other Engines — Is It Legal? This is a question that comes up quite often in video comments, is it legal to use the assets from the asset store of one game engine, in a different game engine? Read More The post Using Asset Store Assets In Other Engines — Is It Legal?

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Bandai Namco is planning to open a new store in London, followed by more outlets across the UK. Set to open on November 14, the store will sell Gashapon miniature capsule toys, Ichibankuji ticket prizes, and Sun-Star stationery.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox This week's verdict in the antitrust trial between Epic and Google is not just a significant step forward for the former's legal crusade against app stores, but potentially a landmark moment in the evolution of the mobile market.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

A London tribunal has ruled that a lawsuit filed last year accusing Sony of breaching competition law over store prices will continue, Reuters reports. The lawsuit, which concerns the 30% commission Sony receives on all purchases, could cost the platform holder up to £6.3 million in damages.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 30, 2024

Yager's beloved shooter was pulled from PC retailers without any explanation, and 2K has so far not said why.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 25, 2024

Beyond its new policy allowing game streaming apps worldwide , Apple today announced new changes it is making to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act , most notably that it will allow alternative app payments and app stores.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 18, 2024

The PC games retailer is using DACS Laboratories' ROCKITPLAY FastStart Technology on more than 50 games to create 'the fastest game store in the West'. Players can now buy games via Robot Cache and play them 'almost instantly' as they download. ROCKITPLAY is effectively a Netflix-like click-to-play solution. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 19, 2024

A year after being removed from Steam, Ironmace's Dark and Darker will be available on the Epic Games Store. As reported by PC Gamer , the developer announced the move on its Discord server. The game is currently in early access, with no release date as of yet.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The Department of Commerce is arguing that the more app stores there are, the healthier the mobile app scene will be.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In a legal notice sent to users who have previously bought Discovery content on the PlayStation Store, the company said shows will become unavailable due to licensing issues from December 31. PlayStation is removing purchased Discovery television shows from its platform by the end of this month.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Bandai Namco are continuing to expand their stores in the UK by opening three more this month. Brighton will see a store open on North Street on December 12, housing arcade games and Gashapon collectables. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 28, 2023

Bandai Namco will be opening a store in London this July. Located in Camden Market, the Bandai Namco Cross Store is positioned as a "celebration of the physical market and Bandai Namco’s heritage as a worldwide entertainment company."

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Activision Blizzard planned to open its own mobile game store before being acquired by Microsoft, court documents from the Epic Games and Google antitrust jury trial show. According to The Verge , internal emails and documents from 2019 revealed two plans made by Activision Blizzard to strengthen its position in the mobile games market.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Xbox is working with unknown partners to open a mobile storefront to rival the App Store and Google Play. Speaking to Bloomberg , Xbox's Phil Spencer spoke of the firm's continued plans to expand into the mobile gaming market with its own store.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The Epic Games Store has made an exception for games rated Adults Only; it only applies to titles that use blockchain technology. The update still notes that these games must comply with its blockchain and general guidelines.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Bethesda tries its hand at paid mods for Skyrim again with a new platform and creator program.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Epic Games Store is taking another approach to combating Steam, as Epic today announced a new opt-in First Run Program that will trade the company's share of revenues for the first six months of release in exchange for exclusivity.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Godot Engine arrives to the Google Play Store with an official beta release of the Godot Editor for Android! With the UI adjusted to work better on a tiny screen, you can try your hand at making games on the go.

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Cocos

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

I can’t create project from my asset in the Cocos Creator store. The error in the picture below. Could someone help me to resolve this issue?

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Cocos

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

I can’t create project from my asset in the Cocos Creator store. The error in the picture below. Could someone help me to resolve this issue?

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Unity Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

Discover a wide range of third-party solutions for AI-driven development and gameplay enhancements, curated by Unity and available on the Unity Asset Store.

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Cocos

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

I can’t create project from my asset in the Cocos Creator store. The error in the picture below. Could someone help me to resolve this issue?

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Game Developer

MARCH 9, 2023

Epic Games' new self-publishing initiative aims to make its storefront as enticing to developers as possible.

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Game Wisdom

MARCH 24, 2023

Store Page Review of Elven Warmaiden Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" On each episode of Indie Inquiries, we review an indie game store page and provide marketing advice for how to best present your game. For this episode we looked at Elven Warmaiden.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Supreme Court has refused Epic Games' attempt to have Apple's App Store rules changed immediately, according to a Reuters report. It's the latest escalation of the 2021 court case between the two companies. Read more

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Game Developer

MARCH 21, 2024

'Fundamentally we believe that every platform should be an open platform and should allow open competition.'

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 17, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Mobile games made up $110 billion of App Store $167 billion spending throughout 2022, says Data.ai. Read more

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Since its launch in 2018, Epic Games Store has spent bucket loads of money on giving away free games, in order to attract PC gamers away from Steam. In 2022, the retail store front hit 68 million monthly active users and a peak daily active user base of 34 million. Success has been hard to come by.

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