Apple unveils M1 Pro and M1 Max chips for latest MacBook Pro laptops Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 18, 2021 2 min Apple has unveiled its M1 Pro and M1 Max chips with up to 57 billion transistors for the new MacBook Pro laptops. In an... Continue Reading 2 min
Mobile game makers evaluate the uncertainties of iOS gaming Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 27, 2021 9 min The future looks bright in mobile games, but it’s a fuzzy bright. And it’s not just consumer behavior during the pandemic that is creating... Continue Reading 9 min
Apple tells Epic that Fortnite isn’t welcome back on iOS yet Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 22, 2021 2 min Fortnite is probably not going to return to iPhone or other iOS devices any time soon. Apple made it clear in a statement it... Continue Reading 2 min
Scopely launches Star Trek: Fleet Command on the PC Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 20, 2021 3 min Scopely is taking its hit mobile game Star Trek: Fleet Command to the PC as part of a new cross-platform strategy. That’s a big... Continue Reading 3 min
The DeanBeat: Interpreting what Epic v. Apple means for games Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 17, 2021 20 min A federal judge last week issued a landmark ruling in Epic Games antitrust lawsuit against Apple over how Apple runs the App Store and... Continue Reading 20 min
Apple’s iPhone 13 features A15 Bionic processor with 15B transistors Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 14, 2021 2 min Apple‘s iPhone 13 features a new A15 Bionic processor with 15 billion transistors. The chip will be used in the new iPhone 13 and... Continue Reading 2 min
Marketing mobile games is dead. ‘Probabilistically’ Posted byby Jason Wilson September 14, 2021 5 min By any measure of value, audience size, or growth, mobile is the dominant form of gaming media. Already immensely popular due to its accessibility... Continue Reading 5 min
How mobile app developers can thrive in Apple’s new world Posted byby Jason Wilson September 11, 2021 3 min Much like Google’s ongoing plans regarding the demise of the cookie, Apple has thrown a similar wrench into the world of app monetization. With... Continue Reading 3 min
Epic Games wins injunction favoring alternative payments in antitrust lawsuit against Apple Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 10, 2021 11 min A federal judge today ordered Apple to change its policies and enable developers to use alternative payment systems in their apps in a ruling... Continue Reading 11 min
Epic Games seeks to restore Fortnite on iOS in South Korea Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 10, 2021 2 min Epic Games has asked Apple to restore its Fortnite developer account and re-release its Fortnite game on iOS in South Korea following the adoption... Continue Reading 2 min