The DeanBeat: Antitrust fears prompt a change in platform behavior
In the antitrust lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple, we were constantly reminded of the fundamental weakness of Epic’s case and the flaw in...
U.S. states and Justice Department pile in on Epic’s side in Apple lawsuit
A total of 35 U.S. states joined in an antitrust lawsuit to back up Epic Games’ lawsuit against Apple over alleged monopolistic practices. Those...
2 big CES trends: PCs closing Apple’s silicon advantage and mutant laptops
The difficult thing about reporting the news two years into a pandemic is that the thing that is charge of every aspect of our...
The DeanBeat: Predictions for gaming in 2022
Predictions are a dicey business. The year 2020 was one of the most unpredictable in all of human history. And now I think about...
Apple wins delay on App Store changes from Epic antitrust ruling
Apple was granted a delay today to its deadline to make changes to the App Store following the massive antitrust lawsuit with Epic Games...
Apple’s game award winners: Wild Rift, Marvel: Future Revolution, Myst, Space Marshals 3, and Fantasian
Apple honored its best games and apps of the year as it gave out its annual App Store Awards today. The top game winners...
How Apple’s privacy changes affected mobile game revenues in Q3
Apple’s shift from targeted advertising to privacy earlier this year had a big impact on the financial results for social and gaming apps like...
IDFA and Apple’s legal battles actually mean 60% larger audiences for game developers
During the “The Apple Ecosystem Challenges” panel, presented by Xsolla at GamesBeat Summit Next, panelists discussed how the changes to the Apple app store...
Apple ecosystem challenges: Epic v. Apple, IDFA, privacy, and payments
Apple has one of the world’s biggest gaming ecosystems with $47 billion of spending in 2020, according to measurement firm Sensor Tower. And while...
The DeanBeat: Facebook’s ambitions to be the metaverse
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg‘s decision to change his corporation’s name to Meta yesterday at the Facebook Connect online event was a historic moment. The...