A new bill has been passed by the UK Parliament which may put third-party stores on equal footing with bigger digital storefronts. As reported by the Press Gazette, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (DMCC) was pushed through ahead of Parliament’s dissolution in July. Under it, tech platforms are prohibited from treating its own …
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ended its investigation into Apple over the company’s in-app payment system, as it “no longer constitutes an administrative priority.” The UK regulator first began its examination of how apps were distributed on the UK iOS platform in 2021. At the time, it believed Apple was in potential violation …
Reuters reports tech company IBM won its lawsuit against mobile developer Zynga, which it sued over patent infringement in 2022. Two years ago, IBM claimed the Farmville creator was misusing its “foundational” web technology, including data capture and analytics. The two companies had reportedly been negotiating a license since 2014, but those talks repeatedly fell …
Kotaku Australia is being shut down by publisher Pedestrian Group so the company can focus on its own brands. The Guardian broke the news after obtaining an email sent from Pedestrian Group CEO, Matt Rowley, to a number of employees across the company. Pedestrian Group currently licenses the Kotaku brand and others including Gizmodo, Vice, …
Introduction to Mobile Marketing Evolution Mobile games have cornered the video games industry, taking nearly half of total video games market share in 2023. With games like Honor of Kings earning billions of dollars during their life cycle, mobile games clearly have ample opportunity to bring in revenue post-download from in-app purchases and ads. However, …
Epic Games former EVP of game development, Alain Tascan, has been named president of Netflix Games. Prior to joining Epic, Tascan served as CEO of Umi Mobile, vice chairman at Funcom, VP and general manager at EA Montreal, and VP of production at Ubisoft. Variety broke the news and explained Tascan will report directly to …
Epic Games is suing Google and Samsung over what it claims are “coordinated efforts” to block third-party app distribution on Samsung devices. The Fortnite developer feels Samsung’s implementation of an ‘Auto Blocker’ feature prevents other marketplaces such as the Epic Games Store from “competing on a level playing field.” Epic states Auto Blocker was introduced …
Unionized workers at Raven Software have filed a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) complaint against parent companies Activision Blizzard and Microsoft. According to Game File, the complaint accuses both of “bad faith bargaining” and “concerted activities,” the latter of which can include “retaliation, discharge, [and] discipline.” The complaint has been filed as unionized Raven staffers …
Somehow, Flappy Bird has returned. 2013’s mobile hit is relaunching on Android and iOS next year by the Flappy Bird Foundation Group (FBFG), which acquired the game’s rights and trademark. Per IGN, this new iteration features new characters and game modes, and will also be playable on web browsers. Kek, the developer behind Piou Piou …
Roblox Corp is deploying a new calling card in its courting of professional developers. Today the company is announcing the rollout of a new series of high-end analytics tools, comparable to the ones found in third-party game engines like Unreal Engine and Unity. Tools like these are critically important for developers relying on high levels …
