Apple Arcade available on September 19, play all you want for $4.99 a month
Apple has launched its new gaming service, Apple Arcade, featuring a play-all-you-want subscription model.
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Amber Neely
New iPhones, and the greatest ever cull of Mac games on the AppleInsider Podcast
Ahead of next week's iPhone event, William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele talk about what's definitely coming and what's definitely not. Plus Mike talks about why the move to macOS Catalina is going to permanently break an awful lot of games.
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William Gallagher
Editorial: Apple's next hardware play could be in game controllers
Apple is thought to be working on Augmented Reality glasses that are perhaps two years out. But in moving the AR experience from the handheld screens of iOS devices to a fixed panel you look through, users will need a new way to navigate AR worlds. Little attention has been given to the role of game controllers in AR navigation, but Apple's patent filings and its recent announcements suggest that its next new play in hardware could be an advanced gaming controller, perhaps even a wearable one.
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Daniel Eran Dilger
Should you get a wired or wireless controller for Apple Arcade?
With Apple Arcade coming soon, we're checking out two controllers to see whether you should pick up the wireless SteelSeries Nimbus controller or if you should opt for the RotorRiot wired controller.
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Mark Linsangan
Editorial: Apple Arcade is likely to drive a new A12X Apple TV
Apple TV hardware hasn't been updated for two years— which just so happens to be the typical length of time before a new model is introduced. This year, Apple could have a special impetus to update Apple TV based on its new Apple Arcade gaming subscription and the availability of the faster, smaller A12X chip. Here's why.
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Apple Arcade offers easy sign-ups, installations through Mac App Store
Mac users will discover an already familiar usability experience when Apple Arcade goes live, with a trial of the service and the currently-available six titles revealing not only that they can be downloaded and installed through the macOS App Store, but also the quality of games the service will offer.
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Malcolm Owen
Review: Rotor Riot Controller brings L3 and R3 buttons to iOS games
Are you looking to take mobile gaming to the next level? We're taking a look at the Rotor Riot Wired Controller which is one of the first MFi certified wired gaming controllers for the iPhone that supports the L3 and R3 buttons.
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Apple Arcade may cost $4.99 per month to access iOS games
Apple Arcade, the iPhone maker's in-testing game subscription service, could cost consumers $4.99 per month when it launches, with the added possibility of Apple offering a free trial and enabling Family Sharing for the program.
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Apple launches early access program for Apple Arcade
Apple has started an internal employee-only testing round of Apple Arcade, giving them a chance to check out and stress-test the highly anticipated game streaming service.
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Andrew O'Hara
Roger Fingas
Mikey Campbell
