Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney on Monday portrayed Google as a ruthless bully that resorts to shady tactics to protect a predatory payment system. His portrayal came in testimony in an antitrust trial focused on Epic Games’ attempt to upend Google’s store for Android phone apps. Sweeney’s more than two-hour stint on the witness stand…
When you first start Mob Factory, it seems like just a very simple tower defence game. There’s a hole in the ground. Worms come out of it. They follow a clearly marked path towards your castle. You set up crossbow towers, which shoot arrows at the worms, so that they die and don’t reach your…
Billions of smartphone owners use their devices to play games. It’s a fun – and typically low-cost – hobby. However, gaming revenue is growing. Nearly a quarter of game developers use in-app purchases, also known as “microtransactions, to enable players to spend real-world currency on everything from new outfits for their avatars to extra lives. Better Business Bureau offers…
Chinese video-sharing and gaming platform Bilibili abruptly removed from online stores its mobile game Uma Musume Pretty Derby, which features “horse girls” and is popular among anime fans, in a fresh reminder of the risks that remain in China’s heavily regulated and censored video game market. Bilibili, which only opened the game to mainland players…
The game is called Bluey: Let’s Play, and the official press materials tell us: “Bluey’s Heeler family home comes alive in this exciting interactive app gaming experience, packed with amazing things to see and do. “Navigating through every room allows players to join in with making food, playing with toys, making music and so much…
This is the virtual gamepad as seen in the photos included in the app’s App Store listing. Samuel Axon This is all you can see right now if you launch the app. Samuel Axon In the surest sign yet that Netflix plans to expand its gaming offerings, the company quietly released an iOS app called…
