Subscriptions
Update: Apple Arcade annual subscription launched at $49.99
12 months for the price of 10
Accelerating
Mario Kart Tour downloads slump but revenue shows reasons for optimism
Player spending per download nearly doubled since first month
Freebies
Tomb Raider and Farming Simulator 19 for coming free to Stadia Pro
Plus Spitlings as the second exclusive game
Pocket Money
Update: Nintendo launches $7.99 a month subscription for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Offering players access to five fortune cookies and storage for 5000 items
Subs The Way
Mobile users are more likely to subscribe than make a one-off purchase
10.9 per cent of iOS users use a subscription service
Indie Mavens
Will subscription services be good for indie game developers?
The Indie Mavens share their thoughts
Strap In
Mario Kart Tour multiplayer beta launching this December for Gold Pass subscribers
$4.99 per month subscription fee will give users access to new mode
What’s Next?
Eli Hodapp on GameClub’s future: deeper community, adding non-mobile games, and supporting Android
How indie monthly subs service will mature
Back To The Future
Indie subscription service GameClub goes live with 100 iPhone classics
Costs $5 per month
Tim Loves Games
Italian operator TIM launches €2 per month gaming subscription service with Gameloft
Costs a mere 2 euros a month
A Challenger Appears
No ads, no IAPs: GameClub's iOS subscription service to launch this fall
Price point will be “extremely competitve” to Apple Arcade
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
$$$$$
Investor bails Loot Crate out after company goes bankrupt
Money Chest chips in up to $10m to keep the firm afloat
Remember To Subscribe
Google testing new Apple Arcade-like Android subscription service Play Pass
Monthly cost of $4.99
Subscription Service
Tencent invests in retro games streaming platform Antstream Arcade
Terms of Series A funding round were undisclosed
Switched On
Nintendo Switch Online surpasses 10 million subscribers
Membership program is growing steadily, says company president
New Hire
GameClub's new COO on the death of premium games and why subscriptions are the future
"I’d argue premium games died on mobile some time ago. We can’t ignore the changes to the mobile economy that have occurred over these last five to seven years"
Streaming
Streaming services not likely to take over the games industry as a whole, says WBIE president
"I don’t believe that it will automatically come together"
E3 2019
E3 2019: Mobile gets a fair shake as the lines between platforms blur
From mobile to cross-platform streaming, all kinds of games were welcome on the big stage
£££
Jagex subscription sales up 22.9 per cent in 2018
Offsets declines in microtransaction and advertising revenue
Ubisoft Stadia
E3 2019: Ubisoft's UPlay+ PC subscription service will be available across devices when it comes to Google Stadia in 2020
Library of over 100 100 games will cost $14.99 a month
Stadia Games
Here are the games coming to Google Stadia
And other developers confirmed to be supporting the platform
Google Stadia
Google Stadia games streaming service launches in November for $9.99 a month
Service will be available across devices, however mobile access will initially be restricted to Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a
Stadia Direct
Google to reveal Stadia pricing, games and more on June 6th
First new details since original unveiling
Fun For All
Tim Cook: Apple Arcade a service “for players of all ages”
Will be something "that families can enjoy together"
Online Success
Nintendo Switch online subscriptions reach 9.8 million in six months
A third of Switch owners hold an online account
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
Terms And Conditions
UK's Competition and Markets Authority investigating Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft over game subscriptions
“We are fully prepared to take action”
Rethinking Paid
Monetizer Mavens on what Apple Arcade needs to do to be successful
A new way to play and pay
Pubg Prime
PUBG Mobile introduces in-app subscriptions for sixth season
Gross revenue grew 83 per cent in March 2019 overtaking Fortnite for the month
Switch Prime
Twitch Prime members can grab up to a year's worth of Nintendo Switch Online
A free year of Nintendo Switch online will now be added to Twitch Prime
The Future Is Now
What does Apple Arcade mean for indie games developers?
The Indie Mavens have their say on the new subscription service
Past Or Future?
Apple Arcade versus Google Stadia: Two very different visions of gaming
Considering two subscription services
Stay And We Pay
Apple to fund exclusive games for Apple Arcade
Sims and Final Fantasy creators onboard
Extra Life
Apple Arcade subscription breathes new life into premium and mobile game creativity, but may worry developers not on it
Bold move by Apple, but will it pay off for the games industry?
Apple Arcade Partners
Ustwo, Annapurna, LEGO, Bossa, SEGA, Platinum Games and more making games for Apple Arcade subscription service
The key developers backing the new games service
Apple Arcade
Apple unveils premium games subscription service Apple Arcade for autumn 2019 launch
Aimed to helping paid apps perform better on the App Store
Show Time
It’s Show Time at Apple as it prepares to launch games subscription service
Could be announced tonight or later this year
Hatching A Partnership
Hatch partners with network operator Sprint for 5G game streaming
Sprint hopes Hatch's game streaming will prove the potential of its new 5G network
Subscription Gaming
Report: Apple plots subscription service for games
But how will it work?
Play
Google Play improves support for app bundles and subscriptions
It has also launched Academy for App Success interactive courses for developers
Saved
Nintendo Switch Online cloud saves will remain 180 days after subscription ends
Fan fears that saves may vanish immediately on a subscription ending are unfounded
South Africa
Emerge counts Arcade X platform a success in South Africa with over 500,000 games played
Esports company’s hybrid platform has served over 60,000 users in the country since launch
Get Online
Nintendo Switch Online will arrive in the second half of September
Long-delayed online subscription services pegged for the end of next month
Hit That Subscribe Button
Developers can now set up trials for non-subscription apps on the iOS App Store
The latest update also tackles rules around multi-platform apps such as Steam Link
Nintendo's Potential
Nintendo could grow revenues by $2.5 billion from IAPs and subscriptions, says Newzoo
Market research firm looks into the ways Nintendo can improve its revenues
Iap Inspector
How does Roblox monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective