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Devs are taking it on the chin from Apple, says Consumer Acquisition.

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Brian Bowman: Apple’s IDFA change has triggered 15% to 20% revenue drops for iOS developers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 13, 2021
13 min

Apple critics such as Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney have complained about Apple’s alleged anticompetitive behavior with the App Store. But Consumer Acquisition’s Brian...

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13 min

Lebron James skin in Fortnite.

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Lebron James joins Fortnite as a playable character ahead of Space Jam: A New Legacy film

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 12, 2021
2 min

Video games love Lebron James. The latest evidence is that the basketball player and star of the upcoming film Space Jam: A New Legacy...

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2 min

This Call of Duty opening screen gets rid of the friction out of buying the $60 game.

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The DeanBeat: How fun finds a way around friction

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 2, 2021
6 min

In an old Saturday Night Live skit, actor Garrett Morris rubbed two balloons on his sweater, and they stuck to his chest. It was...

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Epic Online Services is launching anti-cheat services.

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Epic Online Services launches free voice chat and anti-cheat features

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 22, 2021
2 min

Epic Online Services will be launching voice chat and anti-cheat services to all developers for free. Epic is also revealing its latest social numbers,...

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2 min

Drake Star Partners said game deals surpassed $49 billion in the first five months of 2021.

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Drake Star Partners: Game deals have reached a record $49B in 2021

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 2, 2021
2 min

In the first five months of 2021, the game industry has already set a record for the amount of deals in a year, with...

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Frost Giant Studios has teamed up with Dreamhaven.

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Frost Giant Studios teams up with Dreamhaven and inks licensing deal for Unreal Engine 5

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 27, 2021
2 min

Real-time strategy game maker Frost Giant Studios has teamed up on an advisory basis with Mike and Amy Morhaime’s Dreamhaven, and it is licensing...

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Unreal Engine 5 is in early access.

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Epic Games launches Unreal Engine 5 early access, shows massive 3D scenes

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 26, 2021
10 min

After years of work, Epic Games is launching early access for game developers for Unreal Engine 5, the latest version of the company’s tools...

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10 min

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Apple v. Epic antitrust trial closing arguments — Judge grills both sides on competition

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 25, 2021
12 min

The Apple v. Epic Games antitrust trial closed today without closing arguments. Rather, the federal judge grilled both sides on the facts of the...

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12 min

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, is a big advocate for privacy.

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Apple v. Epic trial wraps up as judge spars with Tim Cook

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 21, 2021
8 min

Apple CEO Tim Cook testified as the final witness in the Apple v. Epic Games antitrust trial on Friday, and the poised executive faced...

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Epic's argument about its antitrust case.

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The DeanBeat: Sorting through the steamy evidence in Apple v. Epic Games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 7, 2021
15 min

The game industry has been buzzing about the Apple v. Epic Games antitrust lawsuit since testimony in the three-week trial began on Monday. The...

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15 min