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More publishers get App Store sale happy as Gameloft slashes 21 titles to 99c

And Glu prices 8 at 99c while 11 go free

More publishers get App Store sale happy as Gameloft slashes 21 titles to 99c
Continuing the window of opportunity that will end when Apple locks down the App Store on December 23, the second and third largest mobile publishers have followed EA in launching their own sales.

Despite cutting 21 iPhone and iPad titles down to 99c, Gameloft hasn't discounted any of its premium franchises with the like of NOVA, Dungeon Hunter and Gangstar passed over.

Ubisoft console licences are heavily involved though with Prince of Persia, Driver, Splinter Cell and Avatar included.

Free for all

Significantly, Gameloft also points out the sale will only last three days, with the assumption being that prices will revert just before iTunes Connect is frozen, giving these titles high chart positions and high prices.

Glu Mobile has also got into the price cutting spirit, although now reborn as a freemium publisher, it's taken a different tack. Eleven of its legacy iOS games have gone completely free, while a further eight are now 99c.

[source: Gameloft blog & PocketGamer]
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