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Market Analysis October 5, 2021

Why Apple moved from producing risky exclusives to bringing time-tested iOS hits to Apple Arcade

Earlier this year, Apple made a few changes to Apple Arcade, bringing more successful iOS titles to its subscription service. Discoverability expert Simon Carless tried to break down the reasons behind the company’s new strategy.

Industry News May 21, 2021

Netflix reportedly looking to expand into video games

Netflix is reportedly looking to hire an executive to oversee the company’s expansion into videogames.

Industry News November 20, 2019

Premium iOS games revenue declines to its lowest. Is Apple Arcade partly to blame?

The rollout of Apple Arcade could have negatively affected the sales of premium games on the App Store. Or not.

Industry News September 20, 2019

What media say about Apple Arcade

Apple Arcade is now officially out in the world. Here’s what media have to say that have tested the service.

Industry News September 17, 2019

Apple Arcade goes live ahead of schedule

Apple initially intended to officially launch Arcade on September 19, but the company decided to move it up by three days.

Industry News September 11, 2019

Apple Arcade game subscription platform launches September 19

Apple shared more details on the Apple Arcade subscription service, hailed as the “Netflix of games.”

Industry News August 2, 2019

Google Play testing subscription service

Google is gearing up to release a mobile service that will allow you to play premium games via subscription. It will be called Google Play Pass and will cost $4.99 per month.

Featured July 2, 2019

Hyper-casual: 167m gaming sessions a year and other stats

Mobile games industry has embraced hyper-casual genre relatively recently, but it is already outperforming casual gaming in a number of ways. GameAnalytics compares the two categories against the backdrop of the more established genres.

Industry News May 14, 2019

Apple Courting Potential Apple Arcade Developers via Email

Apple will launch Apple Arcade, its subscription gaming service focusing on manually curated premium titles. Since the platform’s unveiling in March, the company has been looking for the studios to work on Apple Arcade exclusives.

Industry News April 15, 2019

Apple Reportedly Investing Over $500M in Games for Apple Arcade

Apple Arcade budget already exceeds $500 million, according to The Financial Times. Unnamed “people involved in the project’s development” indicate that Apple is spending several million dollars on each of 100+ games for Apple Arcade.

Marketing March 28, 2019

The Internet Recovering from Google Stadia and Apple Arcade Hype Hangover

The Internet is still reeling in the wake of the major news from Google and Apple. The close timing between the unveiling of Stadia, Google’s cloud-based video game platform, and the announcement of Arcade, Apple’s game subscription service, seems to have intensified the individual hype surrounding each reveal.