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• Sky: Children Of The Light - new title from thatgamecompany coming this July

  A new trailer for Sky: Children Of The Light was revealed last night at E3, alongside a release that signals the end of its beta period.

  6 months ago

• The Steam Link iOS app has returned

  A year after Apple rejected it, Valve’s Steam Link iOS app is once again available on the App Store.

  6 months ago

• In a surprise move, Epic has removed all 3 Infinity Blade games from iOS App Store

  Epic Games’ Infinity Blade series, which may have single-handedly demonstrated that premium games can succeed on mobile, is no longer available for sale.

  12 months ago

• Pokemon Go is back on top of the App Store thanks to the latest update

  Thanks to last week’s Generation 2 update, Pokemon Go is once again the highest grossing game on iTunes in the United States.

  3 years ago

• Pokemon Go may have set an App Store record, but US users and downloads have peaked

  At least until new content and trading arrives.

  3 years ago

• App Store fiasco: Capcom, EA, SEGA, Telltale games removed from purchase history

  First it was BioShock, and now Telltale titles along with offerings from Capcom, EA, and SEGA among others have been removed from Apple’s App Store.

  4 years ago

• Temple Run 2 to arrive on North American iOS devices from tomorrow

  STOP RUNNING FOR ONE SECOND! In a not-so-shocking move, Temple Run 2 is will be available to play from tomorrow on North American iOS devices.

  7 years ago

• "Chalk" promo video for Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint shows how it was made

  The Pickford Bros, the duo behind successful iOS sports/puzzle game Magnetic Billiards, have released a video today revealing how they designed the game using just a piece of chalk and a chalkboard.

  8 years ago

• Angry Birds tops all-time download lists on the App Store

  Apple has provided a list of apps for iPhone and iPad which have been downloaded the most for specific regions, and the most prominent offerings on the list are games with Angry Birds the top of the pops.

  8 years ago

• Rumour: Wii U to get own app store

  Following a report earlier that suggested an eReader sub-service would be introduced for Wii U, The Daily has said Nintendo is planning to introduce a “full blown” app store for the machine.

  8 years ago

• Apple's App Review Board fails to detect unplayable five dollar copyright infringement

  The reliability of Apple’s App Review Board has been brought into question with the revelation that an apparently unplayable and blatantly copyright infringing title has managed to slip through the system unnoticed.

  8 years ago

• Jetpack Joyride gets free update, adds bonus unlockables

  Halfbrick have released a free update for its popular iOS title Jetpack Joyride.

  8 years ago

• Rage HD iOS free for one week

  id Software has celebrated the Rage Facebook page reaching 100,000 ‘likes’ by making its iOS title available for free until August 24. Not something to get angry about, unless you have an Android handset.

  8 years ago

• Supergay iOS game has "first gay superhero"

  Are you tired of all those obsessively, overly heterosexual male characters in video games? Then you might want to scope out Supergay, which the developer says is the first gay superhero.

  8 years ago

• Taiwanese App Store gets 7-day return policy

  Thanks to a new consumer protection law recently passed in Taiwan, Apple has agreed to implement a new 7-day return policy in the App Store in that country. The rest of the world is still waiting though.

  8 years ago

• Wednesday E3 Shorts 2: Kinect Fun Labs, App store, uDraw, more

  It’s more E3 shorts.

  8 years ago

• Levine on apps, mobile gaming: Complaining won't change anything

  Devices like the iPhone have taken the gaming world by storm as of late, but we’d be lying if we said the tiny tech titan hadn’t made a few enemies along the way. BioShock creator Ken Levine, however, thinks that those who view this as some sort of industry-damning app-ocalypse need to pull their heads […]

  9 years ago

• Thursday Shorts evening edition: Deus Ex music, Crytek SDK, Donations, Sims Royal Wedding fun, more

  Some things in life are hard to explain. This post isn’t one of them. It’s just more shorts. .

  9 years ago

• App Store games now allowed to use subscription fees

  That incredibly high-budget-looking game’s price tag says “free,” does it? Wait! Don’t buy it! It’s a trap!

  9 years ago