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This Week in Apps: Protests impact app stores, FTC fines app developer, kids’ app trends

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Time Stamp: June 6, 2020 10:37 AM - Modified On: June 6, 2020 - Published By:
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Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads and $120 billion in consumer spending in 2019. People are now spending three hours and 40 minutes per day using apps, rivaling TV. Apps aren’t just a way to pass idle hours — they’re a big business. In 2019, mobile-first companies had a combined $544 billion valuation, 6.5x higher than those without a mobile

Konami Wants To Publish More Western-Developed Games, Starting With Skelattack

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Time Stamp: June 4, 2020 5:49 PM - Modified On: June 4, 2020 - Published By:
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Konami has recently expressed an interest in expanding its portfolio by publishing more games by Western developers. This new initiative began on June 3 with the release of Skelattack, an indie platformer developed by Californian studio Ukuza. However, Konami doesn't just want to publish western indie games--the studio has expressed interest in innovative games "regardless of size." "I guess the reason we're talking about smaller titles is because the first title we announced is Skelattack, which is obviously an indie title," Konami senior European brand and business development manager Richard

Activision Blizzard Defends Bobby Kotick’s Salary As Shareholder Calls For Changes To His Pay

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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is one of the highest-paid executives not only in video games, but across the entire entertainment media industry. He made more than $30 million in 2019. One of the company's shareholders, The CtW Investment Group, is now calling on other stakeholders to vote against a measure that gives the company freedom to pay Kotick high rates. [Update: Activision Blizzard has responded with a statement, which you can see below] In a filing with the United States government, The CtW Investment Groups' director Dieter Waizenegger called

Infinity Ward Increases Efforts To Eliminate Racist Content In Modern Warfare And Warzone

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Time Stamp: June 3, 2020 7:16 PM - Modified On: June 3, 2020 - Published By:
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Infinity Ward is increasing their efforts to ban racist names from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone, the developer announced in a recent tweet. The post says that they already ban users with racist or hate-orientated names from the game but additional counter-measures are being put in place to make sure names don't slip through the cracks. "There is no place for racist content in our game. This is an effort we began with launch and we need to do a better job. We're issuing thousands of daily bans

Enjin Coin Review: Putting Gaming On The Blockchain

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Time Stamp: December 10, 2019 10:25 PM - Modified On: December 10, 2019 - Published By:
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Enjin is a project has been growing at a rapid pace. This gaming community supports over 300,000 gaming communities, with 19 million registered gamers. Since 2009 Enjin has enabled gamers to create websites for clans and guilds, create forums, add wikis, chat groups, and much more. And in 2017 they held an ICO in order to bring their technology onto the blockchain – as well as adding innovative new features. However, is the Enjin Coin still worth considering? In this Enjin review I will attempt to answer that by taking

Malmö, Sweden — Global Gaming 555 AB : Bulletin from the 2019 Annual General Meeting (English translation)

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Time Stamp: May 20, 2019 10:31 AM - Modified On: May 20, 2019 - Published By:
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On May 16th 2019, Global Gaming 555 AB held its Annual General Meeting for the financial year 2018. The following decisions were made, in accordance with the proposals submitted. The AGM adopted the Annual Report, as well as discharging The Board of Directors and the CEO from liability for the financial year 2018. The AGM supported the Board’s decision and upheld the decision not to pay dividends for the financial year 2018, but instead to carry the accumulated profit forward. The AGM further decided on the matter of remuneration to