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Clash of Clans developer Supercell is once again at the top of the App Store charts with its new title Clash Royale. The firm’s new game shot straight to the No.1 spot in the US within twelve hours of it launching. In the UK it’s the best-selling free title on …
Read More »iOS port of The Binding of Isaac rejected for ‘violence against children’
Developer Nialis has previously battled with Nintendo over its approval system, with Edmund McMillen's roguelike eventually making it to 3DS and Wii U
Read More »Monument Valley racks up over 21m downloads in 2015
24 million users now own mobile puzzle game, with over a third of iOS users also buying Forgotten Shores expansion
Read More »$1.1bn spent on App Store over Christmas
Apple has revealed that it had its biggest ever Christmas this year. The tech giant announce that over $1.1bn was spent on apps and in-app purchases during the Christmas break. The period also set ‘back-to-back weekly records’ for traffic and purchases. In addition, January 1st was the biggest single day …
Read More »Apple TV games reportedly making less than £70 a day
Big hitters seeing revenue dive weeks after launch
Read More »Minecraft continues to rule the App Store charts
Minecraft dominates the iPad and iPhone paid charts. The Pocket Edition of Mojang’s hit is No.1 on both platforms, while Telltale’s new episodic Story Mode takes second place in the iPad ranks and No.5 on iPhone. These titles are absent from the Grossing Top Tens which are ruled by mobile …
Read More »INFOGRAPHIC: Nearly 2,000 app developers made $1m this year
New study from Pollen VC and Priori Data dispels some of the myths about the lack of success in mobile
Read More »PewDiePie tops the iPhone charts
YouTube superstar PewDiePie continues to be No.1 in the App Store charts this week. Legend of the Brofirst takes the top spot in the iPhone Paid charts, and second place in the iPad ranks. The mobile hit is out-selling regular chart-toppers Minecraft and Plague Inc on iPhone. The former falls …
Read More »Now Telltale’s games have been pulled from the Apple App Store
Game of Thrones and Tales from the Borderlands are currently the only Telltale Games available to purchase from the Apple App Store. Eurogamer reports that The Walking Dead, Back to the Future, The Wolf Among Us, Jurassic Park and Sam and Max have all vanished. And not only are they …
Read More »Plague Inc back on top in iPad and iPhone charts
Ndemic Creations’ disease-based strategy game Plague Inc is No.1 this week in the iPhone charts, and takes second place in the iPad Top Ten. Last week the title was No.7 in the iPhone ranks, while it wasn’t in the iPad Top Ten. Plague Inc debuted on iOS in May 2012, …
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