Apple partners with Warren Buffett on new newspaper toss iOS game

Apple has teamed up with investor Warren Buffett to produce a new iPhone game dubbed Warren Buffett's Paper Wizard that pays homage to Buffett's history of starting out as an actual paperboy.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 6

Editorial: The new Services - Apple Arcade plays to win, but what game?

All of Apple's recently unveiled Services and most of its existing Services business are essentially software —- useful applications of hardware that help drive hardware purchases in addition to generating revenue on their own. Take a look at what these strategic new Services actually mean for Apple and its installed user base, starting with Apple Arcade.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 9

GameClub raises $2.5M to bring classic iOS games back to life

GameClub, a mobile game developer, has secured $2.5 million in investment from a variety of funds, with the startup planning to modernize and rerelease older iOS games that are no longer playable on newer iPhones and iPads, as well as producing its own titles.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 13

Apple Arcade will service Apple's one billion gamers on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac

For Apple's third reveal for the services-centric event on Monday, the company has rolled out a new gaming subscription service for the iPad, iPhone, and Mac called "Apple Arcade"

Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 40

Apple may reveal a plan for iPhone & iPad game subscriptions at the March 25 event

Apple's March 25 "its show time" event is expected to be largely focused on Services, with a new report claiming that the company may debut a subscription service for paid iPhone and iPad games during the presentation as well.

Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 4

Google premieres Stadia, an online cross-platform game streaming service

Google on Tuesday revealed Stadia, a new cloud-based gaming platform able to stream high-end PC games to phones, tablets, computers, and TVs.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 23

Microsoft offers preview of 'Project xCloud' service to stream Xbox games to iPhones and iPads

Microsoft has demonstrated 'Project xCloud,' an in-development cloud-based gaming service that streams gameplay to consumer devices including iPhones and iPads instead of being rendered locally, a service that is expected to enter public testing later this year.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 12

Nintendo asking partner iPhone developers to avoid gouging gamers on in-app purchases

In what would be an unusual step for most companies, Nintendo is reportedly telling its partner mobile developers to avoid squeezing players too hard for in-app purchases — even though both parties would stand to benefit from the revenue.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 11

Sony brings PlayStation 4 Remote Play app to iPhones & iPads

Sony on Thursday launched an iOS version of its free PS4 Remote Play app, letting PlayStation 4 owners stream their games to an iPhone or iPad when they can't play on a TV.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 9

Apple's videogame routines used to protect users from viruses and malware in new utility

Digital security expert Patrick Wardle has unveiled a new software tool at the RSA Conference 2019 that uses Apple's existing GameplayKit software to help protect users from malware and suspicious activity on their Macs.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 3

Old iPad and iPhone games left behind by march of iOS could come back to life

Gameclub has been launched with the aim of developing updates to classic iOS games currently can't be played on modern iPhones and iPads, both to introduce these games to new audiences and to preserve the history of gaming on the App Store.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 26

'Fire Emblem Heroes' passes $500M, crushes Nintendo's other smartphone games

Nintendo's most successful smartphone game to date is "Fire Emblem Heroes," reaping over $500 million and brushing away all of the company's other properties like "Super Mario Run" and "Animal Crossing."

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 5

Microsoft's Xbox Live coming to third-party iPhone and iPad games

Microsoft's Xbox Live online platform — originally limited to its namesake consoles — should soon come to a variety of third-party games on other hardware, including iPhones and iPads.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 0

Apple's rumored gaming subscription could be a big change for mobile gaming

The suggestion that Apple could launch a subscription service for gaming is an interesting proposition, but is there much weight to the idea? AppleInsider examines ways the service could exist, and whether the rumors make sense at all.

Vadim Yuryev 7 years ago 16

Nintendo's Dr. Mario World comes to iOS this summer

Nintendo continues to embrace the mobile market with the announcement of a new Dr. Mario franchise installment set to release on iOS and Android by "early summer" 2019.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 4

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