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Epic sues Apple after Fortnite removed from App Store News Aug 13th, 2020

Epic sues Apple after Fortnite removed from App Store

Two titans of the mobile games industry have gone head-to-head

as PUBG Mobile's Project: Ban Pan gets beefed up with two new initiatives News Mar 3rd, 2020

PUBG Mobile's Project: Ban Pan gets beefed up with two new initiatives

Behind-the-game video and Death Replays will help combat cheating

17-year-old Fortnite esports pro Jarvis Kaye permanently banned for using aimbot News Nov 5th, 2019

17-year-old Fortnite esports pro Jarvis Kaye permanently banned for using aimbot

Bad mistake

as PUBG Mobile rolls out real-time anti-cheat system News Oct 29th, 2019

PUBG Mobile rolls out real-time anti-cheat system

Also has hundreds of staff working on it

What the hell is happening to games in China? Comment & Opinion Aug 20th, 2018

What the hell is happening to games in China?

Conspiracy or cock-up?

Angry dev bemoans Apple's removal of iosoftware’s games "without warning" News Sep 13th, 2016

Angry dev bemoans Apple's removal of iosoftware’s games "without warning"

CEO Eugene Ivanov protests innocence

as Chinese government's new mobile game approval rules already drawing the ire of indies News Jul 7th, 2016

Chinese government's new mobile game approval rules already drawing the ire of indies

Indie devs take aim at SAPPRFT regulations

as Chinese government stamps down on mobile games, requiring state clearance for all games and some updates News Jun 6th, 2016

Chinese government stamps down on mobile games, requiring state clearance for all games and some updates

Barriers to entry

Why did Apple U-turn on Palestinian indie game, and does its approval process need to change? Interview May 27th, 2016

Why did Apple U-turn on Palestinian indie game, and does its approval process need to change?

Liyla and the Shadows of War developer Rasheed Abueideh speaks out

as Chinese government cracks down on game and VR investments News May 13th, 2016

Chinese government cracks down on game and VR investments

Market forces quashed

Tom Sennett on quitting Corporate America, going full-time indie, and living in a van Interview Jan 25th, 2016

Tom Sennett on quitting Corporate America, going full-time indie, and living in a van

And the launch of lo-fi platformer Hate Your Job

Was Apple right to yank games using the Confederate Flag? Comment & Opinion Jun 26th, 2015

Was Apple right to yank games using the Confederate Flag?

Mavens debate a great cultural divide

Apple is now rejecting iOS games which contain adverts that mention other platforms Comment & Opinion Apr 21st, 2015

Apple is now rejecting iOS games which contain adverts that mention other platforms

Another banhammer falls

Apple bans App Store screens with characters holding guns, but not melee weapons News Feb 13th, 2015

Apple bans App Store screens with characters holding guns, but not melee weapons

Enforcing 4+ age ranking on metadata

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