The DeanBeat: Predictions for gaming in 2021
This past year was one of the most unpredictable in all of human history. The pandemic threw off our ability to predict what will...
Apple purges 39,000 game apps from China store to meet year-end licence deadline
(Reuters) — Apple removed 39,000 game apps from its China store Thursday, the biggest removal ever in a single day, in keeping with a...
How Ustwo created a relaxing journey with Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
Ustwo Games made a big name for itself with Monument Valley in 2014, and now it has just launched Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, a...
Apple names Genshin Impact as iPhone game of the year
Apple has named the App Store’s best games and apps of 2020, and Genshin Impact won the iPhone Game of the Year award. The...
The DeanBeat — Here’s my Thanksgiving DeanBits
This is my last column before Thanksgiving and before the Black Friday frenzy, and so I thought it would be better to write a...
Apple cuts commissions: Industry reacts, regulators watch
As regulators watch closely, Apple today announced it would cut its App Store commission for small businesses, taking its cut down from an industry...
AppsFlyer: 37% of marketers are clueless on Apple’s IDFA change
Apple’s change in the use of the Identifier for Advertisers, known as IDFA, has left mobile marketers in a state of confusion and concern...
macOS Big Sur supports Apple M1 and Intel Macs, runs iOS apps and games
Following a long and somewhat tumultuous five-month beta testing period, Apple today announced the general public release of macOS Big Sur, the latest operating system...
Apple v. Epic lawsuit could open door to third-party payments — led by esports
Without releasing a single game, Apple is one of the largest gaming companies in the world, simply by taking a cut of all transactions...
The DeanBeat: Why politics and games go together
Many gamers say that games and politics don’t mix well because people don’t like serious (or boring) politics woven into their entertainment. But I...