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Apple removes thousands of game apps from China store: research firm – Reuters
Apple Inc removed 29,800 apps from its Chinese app store on Saturday, including more than 26,000 games, according to data from research firm Qimai.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Apple Inc AAPL.N removed 29,800 apps from its Chinese app store on Saturday, including more than 26,000 games, according to data from research firm Qimai.
The takedowns come amid a crackdown on unlicensed games by Chinese authorities.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Earlier this year Apple gave game publishers an end-of-June deadline to submit a government-issued licence number enabling users to make in-app purchases.
China’s Android app s…
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This new Game of Thrones idle game looks beautiful – Polygon
Game of Thrones: Tale of Crows is a beautiful new mobile game from That Silly Studio and Devolver Digital. The game puts players in control of various Lords Commander from the history of Westeros’ Night’s Watch as they take care of the Wall and protect the re…
Tale of Crows takes players through the long history of the Nights Watch on iOS…
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PlayStation State of Play premiere game was ‘stolen,’ developers allege – Polygon
Shortly after its debut trailer in the Aug. 6, 2020 State of Play showcase for PlayStation, Aeon Must Die was alleged to be the product of overworked, unpaid developers no longer with its maker, Limestone Games.
The publisher of Aeon Must Die, an anime-inspired beat-em-up shown at the PlayStation State of Play event on Thursday, has responded to allegations that the developing studio, Limestone Games, overworked numerous developers and, in their words, stole the game that appeared in yesterdays trailer.
This trailer was created with abuse, manipulation, theft, says the YouTube description of the same trailer, uploaded by a third-party account shortly after it was shown at State of Play.
People who hav…
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Apple says game streaming services like Microsoft’s xCloud violate App Store policies – GSMArena.com news – GSMArena.com
This applies to Nvidia’s GeForce Now and Google’s Stadia as well. It’s why xCloud testing on iOS was ended early.
Samsung made a big deal out of its partnership with Microsoft, which includes special enhancements for the xCloud game streaming service for the new Galaxy Note20 phones, plus a 3-moth pass for those who pre-order them. But xClouds beta test on iOS ended early, well before the September 15 launch of the service.
As suspected, this was due to Apple App Store policies. Nvidias GeForce Now and Googles Stadia are not available on iPhone and iPad for the same reason. Here a statement from Apple sent…
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