GameRefinery: Mobile game publishers bypass app store fees
Apparently it isn’t just Epic Games trying to find ways to get around exorbitant fees on mobile app stores. According to the mobile game...
European Union regulates Apple and Google duopoly as platform gatekeepers
The European Union has adopted legislation to curb the powers of big tech “gatekeeper” companies that can control access to application platforms. The legislation...
Apple unveils Metal 3 API for better Mac gaming
Apple announced its Metal 3 application programming interface for low-level graphics will improve gaming on the Mac. Apple also announced that Resident Evil Village...
Apple unveils M2 processor and new MacBook Air
Apple unveiled its new M2 processor and MacBook Air today with faster 18% faster CPU performance and 35% faster GPU performance. The new Arm-based...
Tenjin: Privacy-first changes have shifted mobile marketing into a zombified state
A year after Apple shook up mobile advertising, companies are still in a “zombified” state when it comes to effectively finding mobile users through...
The DeanBeat: What would Orwell think of big tech vs gaming?
I happened to start writing this column while I was in the city of Barcelona, which has a square dedicated to George Orwell, author...
Tenjin: Apple’s 2021 privacy cut revenues for 40% of mobile advertisers
Mobile measurement firm Tenjin, which works for numerous indie and mid-size mobile game publishers, said its survey showed that 39% of mobile advertisers, or...
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...