Tag Archives: iOS

In-app Purchases: Truly as evil as claimed?

The European Commission announced plans on Thursday to investigate the so-called ‘freemium’ model that most apps are taking these days. Many games and apps in the app-stores for mobile devices are labelled as ‘free’ – you can download and install … Continue reading

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Last Chance to Flap

Flappy Bird, the mobile game that became an overnight success will soon disappear from the app stores. The app’s creator has tweeted users warning that he will be removing it today: I am sorry 'Flappy Bird' users, 22 hours from … Continue reading

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The Copyright Saga

King, owners of the immensely popular Candy Crush Saga issued a statement defending their action to file opposition against Stoic studio’s attempt to trademark ‘The Banner Saga‘ – the title for their game. This comes after the news that King … Continue reading

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Zynga Lays Off 520 Employees

Zynga, the social-gaming giant (perhaps best known for it’s Facebook game Farmville), is laying off 520 employees and closing several of it’s offices including OMGPOP, the company Zynga bought just last year that brought us Draw Something (which I’ll admit to having some rather … Continue reading

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Peter Molyneux’s Curious Secret

It came to my attention that the novel iOS game Curiousity, released by Peter Molyneux’s studio 22Cans, has finally had it’s secret prize outed. The game premise was essentially a giant game of pass-the-parcel. A secret awaited one lucky participant … Continue reading

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