Apple allows game streaming on iOS, but demands approval and a 30% cut
Apple today loosened its iOS App Store Review Guidelines for streaming games from services such as Microsoft xCloud, Google Stadia, and Nvidia GeForce Now....
The DeanBeat: Apple v. Epic — a briefing on the antitrust arguments and interesting facts
We’re at a huge moment in tech and antitrust history with the litigation initiated by Fortnite maker Epic Games against Apple and Google. While...
The DeanBeat: Apple must tread carefully lest it trample the game industry
Apple has a value of more than $2 trillion. But the behemoth is in danger of forgetting where it came from. One day, the...
Consumer Acquisition: Apple’s IDFA change will disrupt mobile game ads and prompt layoffs (updated)
Apple is about to disrupt mobile game and app advertising in the name of privacy, a move that could lead to substantial layoffs in...
App Annie: Game IQ is a taxonomy to help publishers understand mobile game categories
Biologists created a taxonomy of animals to help us understand the natural world better. Mobile insights and analytics firm App Annie is doing the...
Judge rules Apple can’t block access to Epic’s Unreal Engine
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday blocked Apple from shutting down an Epic Games tool that is relied upon by hundreds of other...
Microsoft legal filing supports Unreal Engine’s continued access to Apple tools
Microsoft filed a legal document today backing Epic Games’ request to prevent Apple from cutting off support for its Unreal Engine game development toolset....
Apple’s response to Epic threatens the future of VR, AR, TV, and films
Epic’s lawsuit against Apple was already monumental when it solely focused on the iOS App Store, a walled garden that has grown to an...
Apple’s Epic retaliation: Unreal Engine on iOS and Mac in jeopardy
Epic went after Apple, and now the tech giant is striking back. Epic Games revealed on Twitter that Apple is revoking Epic’s permissions to...
Fortnite’s ‘safety and fairness’ ban actually hurts users and developers
When the news broke yesterday that Apple and Google banned Epic’s super-popular game Fortnite from their app stores, most people focused on the bans...