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Rumor: Apple planning premium game section of App Store
AppleInsider —
... Published: 10:00 AM EST Apple may planning to introduce a new section of the App Store dedicated to top-notch gaming titles in an effort to further solidify its multi-touch devices as the next big thing in handheld gaming. Citing unidentified sources, PocketGamer.biz says the new listing will cater to titles in the $20 range that meet a new set of stringent requirements for quality and value set forth by the iPhone maker. Oddly, however, the report claims that the initiative will be open only to a restricted number of commercial game publishers, shutting out the thousands ...
Seção de jogos “premium” poderá ser aberta na iPhone App Store
MacMagazine —
... A Apple pode estar preparando terreno para uma nova seção da iPhone App Store que dará mais destaque a jogos complexos e/ou mais bem trabalhados — e, consequentemente, mais caros. De acordo com o PocketGamer.biz, a área só conteria títulos custando US$20/cada. ...
Apple's App Store May Soon See $20 Games
Today @ PC World —
apple app store to offer $20 premium games Apple's affordable App Store may be introducing some slightly steeper prices. The company is planning a "premium" games section with selections starting in the $20 range, according to an unnamed source quoted in British gaming blog PocketGamer.biz . The Premium Games Rumor The rumor -- and let's be clear, it's presently nothing more than that -- claims the new high-end App Store section will be limited to only big-name game publishers. PocketGamer.biz suggests Apple could break the news at this summer's ...
Premium iPhone Games Coming Soon?
textually.org —
At a price of $19.99 it appears that Apple may be looking to combat the low price point $0.99 Apps that are flooding the App Store and providing massive competition for those game developers who are struggling to get their high quality games noticed. iPhone Bang via Pocket Gamer.
This price point would only be available to a select group of developers, most likely those who are already well known in the industry like Sega and PopCap, who have brought high quality products to the store. ...
iPhone Games Going Premium?
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... really throw their weight behind iPhone games, but could outshine a lot of the indy games that are getting solid publicity in the current market.
Still, there’s a big gap in quality between mobile phone gaming and portable systems that will deter the hardcore gamers that the big publishers tend to target - that is, unless, they shift gears for a more casual market. It’s all in the realm of rumour for now, but we’ll keep our ears open for further clues.
[PocketGamer via MobileBurn]
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Rumor: iPhone App Store Will Feature $20 Games Section
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... $20 games.
Typically games in the App Store cost no more than $10; many are even free. Though there's very little to substantiate PocketGamer's rumor, it's a highly valid one: Apple recently touted the iPhone as a serious gaming console, calling it "the future of gameplay."
The idea of more complex, premium games in the App Store corroborates with Wired.com's analysis that the next-generation iPhone will be beefed up for serious gaming.
Rumour: Apple planning $19.99 games section on App Store [PocketGamer.biz] ...
iPhone Games In The Making By Big Studios
High Tech Lounge —
... (and iPod touch) is a bonafide gaming platform and by allowing “real” studios produce fuller games at a higher price, that declaration be ring truer than ever. The increased price point for premium games is still a rumor at this point, but what’s stopping these guys from charging more money for their games anyhow? If someone else can charge $1000 for a social networking app, why can’t EA charge us $20 for the latest version of Madden? iPhone Games In The Making By Big Studios Source: pocketgamer.biz
