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Everyone loves Nintendo… Delta emulator hits 4.4 million downloads in its first week News Apr 25th, 2024

Everyone loves Nintendo… Delta emulator hits 4.4 million downloads in its first week

Since Apple lifted its ban on retro emulators, playing Nintendo games on iOS has never been simpler… Or more free

10 games industry questions answered: From AI and alternative app stores to layoffs and more News Apr 2nd, 2024

10 games industry questions answered: From AI and alternative app stores to layoffs and more

Omdia's analysts and researchers spill the truth on the industry’s key topics, including post-pandemic recalibrations and the "ballooning development costs" of triple-A games

Fortnite and Epic Games are coming back to iOS in Europe News Feb 19th, 2024

Fortnite and Epic Games are coming back to iOS in Europe

Hell has frozen over and the Fortnite developer and publisher is coming back to iOS three years after being frozen out

European Games Developer Federation "disappointed" over Apple’s new “anticompetitive” EU rules News Feb 2nd, 2024

European Games Developer Federation "disappointed" over Apple’s new “anticompetitive” EU rules

EGDF joins Xbox, Epic Games and Spotify in criticising new policies

Apple rolls out Unity-like Runtime Fee for downloads as it seeks to outrun new EU regulations News Jan 26th, 2024

Apple rolls out Unity-like Runtime Fee for downloads as it seeks to outrun new EU regulations

Apple lowers share to 17% in EU while adding a €0.50 download fee

Meta, Spotify and more are set to storm Apple’s walled garden in Europe News Jan 25th, 2024

Meta, Spotify and more are set to storm Apple’s walled garden in Europe

But will Apple be able to fight back with new rules, fees and restrictions in order to stay on top?

Activision Blizzard, Epic Games and Supercell considered forming a Google Play competitor News Dec 4th, 2023

Activision Blizzard, Epic Games and Supercell considered forming a Google Play competitor

The Epic vs Google case reveals past plans for an app store alliance

Gardenscapes joins forces with alternative game distribution platform Catappult News Nov 6th, 2023

Gardenscapes joins forces with alternative game distribution platform Catappult

The partnership will see the hit match3 title brought to alternative app stores

Fortnite comes to the Oppo App Market alternative app store in Southeast Asia News Oct 18th, 2023

Fortnite comes to the Oppo App Market alternative app store in Southeast Asia

The legal battle between Epic and Apple have heightened visibility of Apple’s scrupulous fees on their platform

PUBG maker Krafton invests $14.8 million in alternate app store One Store News Oct 18th, 2023

PUBG maker Krafton invests $14.8 million in alternate app store One Store

The South Korean store aims to expand in the West and take on big tech

Who are the 26 app stores complying with China’s latest regulations? News Sep 29th, 2023

Who are the 26 app stores complying with China’s latest regulations?

The country’s latest crackdown has seen alternative app stores become even more prominent in the Chinese market

India gets another alternative app store with PhonePe’s Indus Appstore News Sep 25th, 2023

India gets another alternative app store with PhonePe’s Indus Appstore

The Indian market boasts a number of alternative app stores

Epic Game Store to offer developers 100% of revenue News Aug 24th, 2023

Epic Game Store to offer developers 100% of revenue

How long before one of the new wave of alternative mobile app stores follows suit?

Scopely is bringing more of its titles to alternative app stores with Flexion News Aug 8th, 2023

Scopely is bringing more of its titles to alternative app stores with Flexion

Monopoly GO! is available on alternative app stores already, with Stumble Guys coming soon

Epic Games appeals to the US Supreme Court in latest Apple legal clash News Jul 31st, 2023

Epic Games appeals to the US Supreme Court in latest Apple legal clash

The move follows Apple’s own appeal filing earlier this month as Epic seek to make a 2021 ruling stick

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