"In less than a week we'll see the release of iOS 8, with its many functional additions and improvements. There is one feature that I feel has so far been under appreciated, but one which I believe has the potential to bring about a lot of positive change to the App Store environment, and the shopping habits of iOS customers. It's the new ability for developers to be able to sell bundles of apps, as opposed to just one at a time. How is such a simple change going to effect iOS sellers and buyers?" - Grab It
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney notes that the mobile gaming industry is "largely broken," and blames the 30% tax levied by Apple and Google.
Man has been saying this for ages and knows full well the only thing he wants is more money at Apple and Google's expense and absolutely none of this will result in lower prices for the consumer.
The epic games store charges a 12% tax and has been losing money for 5 years...that sounds dysfunctional.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney revealed that they have spent $1 billion fighting Apple and Google but adds it's a "smam price" to pay for freedom.
Fortnite on the Google Play Store would've generated over $1 billion in percentage fees for Google. Smart move.
I buy most my pc games through epic now. Don’t get me wrong I love steam and steam has had a lot of my money for the work they put into the platform. But i like what Epic are fighting for and they’ve been open about it from the very beginning. I wish they would sort out their verify/repair files option for when you format your drives. The whole rename/redownload hack is an absolutely awful archaic solution.
El Paso, Elsewhere is a supernatural shoot-’em-up full of foul creatures being ported to iOS after a highly acclaimed run on PC and console.
I'm really quite looking forward to the new OS and also seeing what the new APis and Metal bring to the gaming table. Most interested I have been in an update for ages.
What excites me the most is metal. I don't know a lot about it at this stage. But from what I've heard, it could revolutionise gaming on our iPads. Can't wait to hear more.
An actual update with benefits to 'real' devs. Nice one and a long time coming I say
Surprising such a simple idea took so long to come to the table. Better late than never I guess. I think it will be a much used function by developers
Off topic but I wonder what an Apple console would be like, it would be interesting if they join the big three next gen.