News May 30, 2024 Circana: Xbox Series is trailing behind Xbox One and Xbox 360 in sales in the U.S. Analyst Mat Piscatella from Circana calculated that the Xbox Series is selling 13% worse in the American market than the Xbox One did at the same point in its lifecycle and is “slightly” trailing in sales compared to the Xbox 360.
News May 30, 2024 In 2023, Apple removed nearly 18,000 games from the App Store. Apple regularly removes from its App Store products that do not meet App Store requirements. Recently, it reported that it removed 116,117 apps last year, 15% of which were games.
News May 30, 2024 Lawsuit Against Apple Over High App Store Commission Dismissed in Chinese Court The Shanghai Intellectual Property Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a man named Jin Xin against Apple in 2021. Jin claimed that the company abused its market position by imposing a high commission of 30% on iOS app developers, which ultimately led to increased spending by users.
News May 30, 2024 Veterans from Panoramik Games, Cubic Games, and Fusion Core have launched a studio called Juicy Button Games and secured $3 million in funding. A new gaming company has emerged in Cyprus. Industry veterans Alexander Zaitsev, Anton Sinelnikov, and Alexander Kravchuk have launched a studio named Juicy Button Games.
News May 30, 2024 In Russia, they are preparing three additional projects for video game labeling. UPDATED: there are two projects, Lesta Games is not preparing its own labeling. Russia may launch several experiments simultaneously on game labeling, writes “Kommersant.” The Organization for the Development of the Video Game Industry (ODVI) and the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia are preparing their own projects.
News May 30, 2024 Sales of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 have exceeded 11 million copies. During a business presentation, Sony also revealed that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has been purchased over 11 million times. The game reached this milestone on April 20.