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Google’s new ad policy could be bad news for hypercasual games News Aug 1st, 2022

Google’s new ad policy could be bad news for hypercasual games

Indie developers might find user acquisition and monetisation hit hard on September 1st

Apple rolling out privacy changes in "early spring" News Jan 29th, 2021

Apple rolling out privacy changes in "early spring"

"Privacy means peace of mind, it means security, and it means you are in the driver's seat when it comes to your own data"

Facebook claims new App Store policies are anti-competitive News Dec 17th, 2020

Facebook claims new App Store policies are anti-competitive

"Apple is behaving anti-competitively by using their control of the App Store to benefit their bottom line at the expense of creators and small businesses"

Twitch updates hateful conduct and harassment policies News Dec 10th, 2020

Twitch updates hateful conduct and harassment policies

Comes into effect on January 22nd

Google delays Play Store changes in India to 2022 News Oct 5th, 2020

Google delays Play Store changes in India to 2022

"We are setting up listening sessions with leading Indian startups to understand their concerns more deeply"

Apple delays privacy policy changes to next year News Sep 4th, 2020

Apple delays privacy policy changes to next year

We want to give developers the time they need to make the necessary changes"

Apple claims that cloud gaming apps like Project xCloud violate its policies News Aug 7th, 2020

Apple claims that cloud gaming apps like Project xCloud violate its policies

Microsoft is still commited to bringing its platform to iOS

Apple changes up its App Store review policies News Jun 26th, 2020

Apple changes up its App Store review policies

Appeals can challenge the guidelines

as China to crack down further on violence in games to improve children's mental health News Jan 10th, 2020

China to crack down further on violence in games to improve children's mental health

Healthy China 2030 plan backed by 12 government departments

as Chinese games regulator halves playtime for under 16s to 90 minutes a day News Nov 6th, 2019

Chinese games regulator halves playtime for under 16s to 90 minutes a day

Also limits spending to $60 a month

Google Play developers must now disclose loot box odds News May 31st, 2019

Google Play developers must now disclose loot box odds

Details surrounding “randomised virtual items” must be clearly shown

Updated: Apple confirms you can no longer re-download bought games since removed from the App Store News Oct 7th, 2015

Updated: Apple confirms you can no longer re-download bought games since removed from the App Store

Policy shift

#WorldsBiggestGame calls on games industry to help save the world News Sep 28th, 2015

#WorldsBiggestGame calls on games industry to help save the world

The online movement is part of a wider Global Goals intitiative

How to fire your boss, according to Wooga's Adam Telfer News Aug 4th, 2015

How to fire your boss, according to Wooga's Adam Telfer

GDC Europe sees some unusual advice

Angry Birds get political with #UpForSchool education petition News Jun 29th, 2015

Angry Birds get political with #UpForSchool education petition

Rovio joins campaign for educational equality

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