During the court proceedings, Phil Schiller, former vice president of marketing at Apple, spoke about the launch of the App Store. He recalled that the first iPhone was released in 2007 and initially only Apple‘s own applications worked on it (the rest could be opened through the Safari browser). However, due to numerous attempts by developers to hack a smartphone, the company decided to tighten control and launch an official store in 2008.

In 2019, $400 billion worth of physical goods were sold through the App Store. By them, Apple means buying things on Amazon, food delivery, taxi, etc. Despite the impressive turnover of funds, the company claims that it does not charge a commission on such transactions. According to her, unlike digital purchases or subscriptions, here she cannot guarantee either the quality or whether the consumer will receive his order at all.

Game Taco has announced the acquisition of the publisher WorldWinner, which allows users to place bets and earn real money in mobile and browser games on popular quizzes and IP. The previous owner of the company was Sony. Now Game Taco and WorldWinner will work together to develop a single platform for organizing gaming tournaments.Game Taco announced this yesterday in an official press release.

The VERSUS.legal law firm continues a series of articles on jurisdictions for doing business. She examines the conditions for opening and operating a company in the most popular regions and tries to answer frequently asked questions about relocation. This time we are talking about the state of Delaware.

The Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) costs Apple an average of $50 million. This was stated during the trial by Phil Schiller. He also noted that the costs of its implementation are not taken into account in the category of operating expenses of the App Store.

Most of the content in the App Store is distributed for free. Phil Schiller estimates that about 84% of all applications in the store can be downloaded without payment. Speaking about the games in the App Store, he added that 75% of them are fully fritupley. In another 17%, gamers need to buy in-game items to unlock content. 6% of titles are paid. 2% work by subscription.

Apple continues to make arguments why services such as xCloud should not appear in the App Store. Now she stressed that gaming streaming services are fickle, which cannot be said about video platforms like Netflix. The games in them are like separate applications, interactive and constantly changing. Despite the fact that Netflix also has interactive content. For example, the movie “Black Mirror: Bandashmyg”.

At the end of April, the launch of the Summoners War: Lost Centuria mobile battler from Com2uS took place. The South Korean company reported that in the first 10 days since the release, the game’s revenue exceeded $ 4 million.Com2uS announced this on its official website.

Litigation with Apple does not prevent Epic Games from suing other companies. She accused the manufacturer of AR-glasses Nreal of violating the trademark “UNREAL”. They say that the name of the company is too similar to the name of the Unreal Engine, and this can confuse consumers.

Today it became known about the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, which may also affect WB Games. There are no specifics on this issue yet, but some media outlets report that the Warners gaming division will be divided into separate studios, and not all of them will come under the wing of the new company.Mortal Kombat 11

How distributed project work is built in the MS-1 mobile development studio (Wargaming), — in his column on App2Top.ru told Vadim Gilvarg, program manager of World of Tanks Blitz.

Global brands continue to use video games to promote their products. This time, Gucci has announced a collaboration with Roblox to create its own digital metaverse. With the help of virtual space and interactive objects, users of the gaming platform will be able to get acquainted with the history of the brand.The virtual promotion started today and will last for two weeks.

Jason Schreier spoke about the situation with layoffs in the gaming industry. In his opinion, today specialists do not feel protected and can be out of work at any time — despite record revenues and sales. The journalist illustrated the problem with several vivid examples, and at the same time suggested ways to solve it.At the beginning of his article for Bloomberg, Schreyer recalls two important events of the first half of the year: the…

The online session Talents in Games: HR Conference 2021 will be held on May 25. This is the only conference focused exclusively on HR specialists of the gaming industry.

The Indian government has allowed PUBG Mobile to be re-launched in the country after nine months of banning the game. The developers announced that the start of pre-registration in a special version of the title for the Indian market will take place tomorrow, May 18.

The Spanish company Inditex, which owns the Zara and Pull&Bear brands, is considering new ways to attract an audience. Instagram Facebook and she is working on her first mobile game. Pacific Game

Indie publisher Devolver Digital is on the verge of entering the stock market. According to The Telegraph, the company intends to list on the London Stock Exchange. As a result, the publisher’s capitalization will amount to £1 billion ($1.4 billion).

Czech studio MADFINGER Games, known for the Shadowgun and Dead Trigger mobile shooters, has received investments worth €5 million ($6.08 million). The money was provided by Nuverse, the gaming division of the Chinese giant ByteDance.

The owners of PUBG have announced the purchase of a new studio. The South Korean company Krafton has signed a deal with Dreamotion — local developers of mobile games. The parties did not disclose the terms of the acquisition.