Games are easier than apps to get to the top of the App Store rankings
Getting an app to the top of the App Store charts is now harder than ever because of stiffer competition, according to new data from a pair of analytics firms.
Getting an app to the top of the App Store charts is now harder than ever because of stiffer competition, according to new data from a pair of analytics firms.
Double Fine Productions has launched its popular platform adventure game "Psychonauts 2" on the Mac, with the title currently available from the App Store for both Intel and Apple Silicon.
Gameloft has announced a new adventure game featuring Disney and Pixar characters that will be free-to-play on Mac when it arrives in 2023.
The creators of 'Joe Danger' have relaunched the game on the App Store, making it again playable on the latest iOS — because an autistic boy's parent asked them to.
The developer of "PUBG: Battlegrounds" is suing Apple and Google for refusing to stop selling alleged ripoffs on the App Store and Google Play Store.
China is continuing to hold off from issuing new game licenses to app developers producing for the App Store and other platforms, in regulatory inaction that has reportedly led to the shuttering of around 140,000 small game studios and related companies in the country.
South Korea authorities have told Apple and Google that, "Play to Earn" games breach its local regulations governing how much money can be won in games.
Ranging from weather reports, through video editing, and on to games, Apple has announced the 15 winners of its annual App Store Awards.
The high-octane sports game "Rocket League Sideswipe" has shot onto iOS, with the car soccer title arriving on the small screen worldwide after existing on consoles and PC for years.
Netflix's foray into game subscriptions is officially launching on November 3, with its first mobile games rolling out on Android, but iOS subscribers of the video streaming service will have to wait a few more months.
"Pikmin Bloom," a long-anticipated augmented reality game created by Niantic and Nintendo, has officially launched on iOS.
Repeating a scenario that impacted iOS developers and Apple itself three years ago, China is again not issuing licenses for online game releases, including those hosted on the App Store.
Rovio Entertainment, the makers of Angry Birds, is being sued by New Mexico's attorney general over allegations the company collects and sells personal data of children under the age of 13.
Netflix on Thursday sent up a trial balloon for its fledgling push into the mobile gaming market with the rollout of two Android games based on its popular "Stranger Things" series.
The original creators of famously atmospheric puzzle game "Myst" have released a version for Mac, optimized to run on the Apple Silicon M1.
The X2 Lightning is a split game controller for iPhone with pass-through charging and turbo button.
Netflix on Tuesday offered additional details on its push into gaming, saying its first steps will be to create original titles that existing subscribers can access at no additional cost.
Netflix is looking to expand its reach beyond movie and television streaming, with the company hiring a former Electronics Arts and Facebook executive to run a new gaming initiative.
A doctor in North Wales claims he had to sell his family car in order to pay for the in-app purchases his seven-year-old son had racked up during one hour on an iPhone game.
The social gaming platform "Roblox" is iPhone gaming's biggest earner with $3 million in revenue per day, and Apple gets 30% of that.
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