Roundguard
Indie Spotlight: Wonderbelly Games on Apple Arcade and running a studio from home with a child
"I want to continue making games that make people smile, full of love and charm"
Studio Closure To Million Seller
Indie Spotlight: Cornfox & Bros. co-founder details the five-year development behind Oceanhorn 2
"People expected all games to be free, and we were sitting on an almost finished 10-plus hour premium console-style adventure game"
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: From Xbox Live Vision to Apple Arcade, how Zen Studios have survived for nearly two decades
COO Mel Kirk shares his thoughts on the history of Hungarian studio
Making Of
Making Of: How Ubisoft shrunk down Rayman for Apple Arcade
"Ubisoft is always present on new platforms right from launch"
Making Of
Making Of: How Shantae and the Seven Sirens found its way to being an Apple Arcade launch title
"This was our shortest dev cycle for a Shantae game"
Making Of
Making Of: How Bossa Studio's love of game jams led to Apple Arcade title Hogwash
"Generally, we set aside two days a month for jamming"
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: How RAC7 Games earned two game approvals for Apple Arcade
"Until Apple Arcade came along, we weren't sure how much longer we'd even be making mobile games."
Another Dive
Capcom's Shinsekai: Into the Depths is the latest Apple Arcade exclusive to jump to Switch
Adds new game modes to the original release and new port
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Pomelo Games on the doubts surrounding sustainability and how Apple Arcade helped create its "purest" game
"It’s a highly competitive market, and it’s getting even more competitive each year"
Making Of
Making Of: Sumo Digital lead game designer Nic Cusworth discusses how Spyder went from game jam winner to Apple Arcade release
"Going in, I don't think we realised what a huge challenge it was going to be to bring Spyder to life"
This Is The Way
Making Of: How Illusion Labs' Way of the Turtle found its way to Apple Arcade
CEO Marcus Dawson shares all
Apple Arcade Hype
Six months on, Apple Arcade's hype machine needs kicking into gear
Looking at PS Now and Xbox Games Pass to improve Apple's own subscription service
"first Of Its Kind"
Indie Spotlight: How an unsolicited email led Frosty Pop founder Faisal Sethi to The Pinball Wizard
"Success would be equal to having the freedom to choose what to do with your time."
Making Of
Making Of: How Sega Hardlight relaunched ChuChu Rocket
"The production was around eight months in total"
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Why Klei Entertainment looks to stay with Apple Arcade going forward
Software engineer Mark Laprairie talks Hot Lava and subscription services
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: The Gentlebros CEO Desmond Wong on leaving Koei Tecmo and the allure of Apple Arcade
Former Koei Tecmo artist Desmond Wong talks about the Cat Quest studio and plans for the future
Won Over
Is Apple Arcade worth it? A personal view
Some of the best mobile games are part of the service
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Lykke Studios founder Jakob Lykkegard on life after Playlab
The studio partnered with Apple Arcade to launch Tint.
Indie Spotlight
How Snowman got noticed by Apple and became part of Apple Arcade's launch with Skate City
"This growth in audiences combined with a service like Apple Arcade allows for indie studios to take more risks"
Don't Forget To Subscribe
Apple Arcade predicted to reach 12 million subscribers by end of 2020
"This will make it the biggest bundled games subscription service globally"
2020 Trends
Marmalade Game Studio on why 2020 will see a shift towards higher quality mobile games
It's getting better
Subscriptions
Update: Apple Arcade annual subscription launched at $49.99
12 months for the price of 10
Kinda Mobile
Kinda Funny's Greg Miller and Tim Gettys on Apple Arcade and Google Stadia
"Google Stadia failed on its first impression"
Its A Ton
Apple Arcade hits 100 live games
Another six added
Indie Mavens
Will subscription services be good for indie game developers?
The Indie Mavens share their thoughts
Back To The Future
Indie subscription service GameClub goes live with 100 iPhone classics
Costs $5 per month
Apples & Oranges
Why Google Play Pass is orthogonal to Apple Arcade
Different strokes
Ghosting
Is Apple stopping data companies tracking Apple Arcade downloads?
App Annie and Sensor Tower shooting blanks
Share For Success
Why Apple’s attitude to title exclusivity will make or break Apple Arcade
It’s time to join in
Acquisition And Scale
The Chinese Room's Dan Pinchbeck on why the timing was right to move to mobile
I think it’s worth the risk
Start Here
Apple Arcade - the First Time User Experience perspective
How to organise 71 games
No Shows
21 Apple Arcade games that didn’t turn up for launch
Coming soon, we hope
Apple Exclusive
Where Cards Fall is looking good for Apple Arcade
Apple Arcade launched on September 19th
Battle Lines
Can Apple regain control of mobile gaming with Apple Arcade?
Will Luton on another way to play?
Wheelie Good Time
Sayonara Wild Hearts set to sparkle as Apple Arcade launch title
Also coming to PS4 and Switch
Walled Garden
Monetizer Mavens discuss if Apple Arcade is just for the kids
How can the subscription service thrive?
Exclusive Title
Monument Valley dev Ustwo goes all-in for Apple Arcade announcing launch game Assemble With Care
"This game is about trying to help people understand the position of another person"
Sign Up
Google to rival Apple Arcade with its Play Pass subscription service
A curated catalogue spanning puzzle games to premium music apps
Another Model
Worms firm Team17 passes on joining Apple Arcade
“We have plenty of cash, so we’re not looking to people like Apple for development financing”
Exclusive Games
Apple Arcade, iPhone 11 and Pascal’s Wager headline Apple Special Event
Numerous new exclusive games announced
Paid The Game
Apple Arcade launches September 19th at $4.99/month
One-month free trial available
Apple Arcade
Apple Arcade subscription could be priced at $4.99 a month
Hidden promotional messages also claims free month's trial for new users
'busiest Lady In The Biz'
What’s Good Games’ Andrea Rene on the state of mobile, Apple Arcade and 12 years in the games industry
"If you don’t have the passion somebody will take your place"
Apple Arcade Controllers
Apple Arcade gets Xbox One and PlayStation 4 controller support
Subscription games service to launch later this year
Fun For All
Tim Cook: Apple Arcade a service “for players of all ages”
Will be something "that families can enjoy together"
Apple Arcade
Apple’s transformation into an entertainment streaming service: Is a virtual Blockbusters for mobile games really the future?
App Annie MD EMEA Paul Barnes offers his opinion on Apple Arcade
Apple Arcade
Will Apple successfully capture the midcore gamer market with Apple Arcade?
AdColony APAC MD Vikas Gulati expresses his doubts about Apple's subscription service for games
Apple Arcade
Apple investing $500 million in Apple Arcade games
Tech giant pulls out the cheque book for its new subscription service
Rethinking Paid
Monetizer Mavens on what Apple Arcade needs to do to be successful
A new way to play and pay
Unsubscribe
Why Apple Arcade is doomed to disappoint both players and developers
AppAgent CEO Peter Fodor believes Apple's new subscription service may have come too late - five years too late in fact