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Devolver Tumble Time Is A Free-to-Play Mobile Game Coming Later This Year

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Time Stamp: June 12, 2021 6:15 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Devolver Digital has finally pulled the curtain for many of its upcoming titles during its Devolver Max Pass Plus event. The event itself was a parody of microtransaction-laden game releases as well as the increasingly popular subscription services and live-service models, but developer Npopo has plans of entering the mobile space through its upcoming game called Devolver Tumble Time. The hilariously self-aware trailer for Devolver Tumble Time showcases some of Devolver Digital’s most popular mascots, such as Shadow Warrior‘s Lo Wang and Serious Sam in a “physics-based puzzle” game. While

Devolver Digital Reveals Death’s Door, Wizard With a Gun, and More at E3 2021

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Publisher Devolver Digital showed off its lineup of upcoming games during its E3 2021 livestream presentation on Saturday. The showcase was called the Devolver Maxpass+ as a parody of the multiple subscription services in the same vein as Disney+ and Xbox Game Pass. The tone of the presentation was tongue-in-cheek about the video game industry, similar to previous Devolver Digital E3 conferences. It included both new games, such as Wizard with a Gun and the physical-only release Demon Throttle, and games unveiled previously. The games shown off during the press

Apple expands Apple Arcade with classic App Store games

Source Node: https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/02/apple-expands-apple-arcade-with-classic-app-store-games/
Time Stamp: April 2, 2021 10:48 AM - Modified On: April 2, 2021 - Published By:
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Apple has announced an expansion for its subscription gaming service Apple Arcade. In addition to exclusive game releases, the company is adding two new categories — Timeless Classics and App Store Greats. In the “App Store Greats” category, you can find some well-known iPhone games that have been released over the past decade, such as Threes+, Mini Metro+, Monument Valley+, Fruit Ninja Classic+, Cut the Rope Remastered and Badland+. This is an interesting move, as Apple has focused on exclusive titles so far. Arguably, some Apple Arcade games are sequels

Ads are back in: Monetizing beyond subscriptions and transactions in gaming

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Time Stamp: February 28, 2021 10:16 AM - Modified On: February 28, 2021 - Published By:
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GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. The rapid growth of direct-to-consumer streaming platforms has proven that subscriptions are viable. Subscription options have seen a massive increase as console, platform, and other industry players have tried to capture people’s time by creating an experience that offers a variety of games. But in the same breath, we hear about rapid subscription growth

Microsoft Explains Why xCloud Won’t Be On iOS After Prematurely Ending Testing

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Time Stamp: August 7, 2020 2:51 AM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Update: Microsoft has provided a response to CNET outlining their position, and explaining that there's currently no solution for bringing Project xCloud to iOS."Our testing period for the Project xCloud preview app for iOS has expired," the statement reads. "Unfortunately, we do not have a path to bring our vision of cloud gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to gamers on iOS via the Apple App Store. Apple stands alone as the only general purpose platform to deny consumers from cloud gaming and game subscription services like Xbox Game Pass."The