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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 ...
Fair Game? Apple May Open Premium App Store Section
ChannelWeb Complete Feed —
When it comes to Apple, the iPhone, iTunes, the App Store and even Apple CEO Steve Jobs, rumors are always swirling. The latest rumor involves both the Apple App Store and the iPhone. For a couple of months now there have been whispers that Apple may open a premium game section of its App Store to cater to developers who price games at $19.99. Stuart Dredge at PocketGamer is reporting that a source close to Apple has told the site that the premium section of the App Store is on the way. While breaking out some of the pricier options from the normal App Store seems to make ...
Fair Game? Apple May Open Premium App Store Section
The Channel Wire —
When it comes to Apple, the iPhone, iTunes, the App Store and even Apple CEO Steve Jobs, rumors are always swirling. The latest rumor involves both the Apple App Store and the iPhone. For a couple of months now there have been whispers that Apple may open a premium game section of its App Store to cater to developers who price games at $19.99. Stuart Dredge at PocketGamer is reporting that a source close to Apple has told the site that the premium section of the App Store is on the way. While breaking out some of the pricier options from the normal App Store seems to make ...
Higher-priced Premium Game Section Coming to App Store? [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network —
... PocketGamer.biz is now reporting that the App Store will soon see the introduction of a special Premium Games Section, offering a range of titles at a price point of $19.99. The club will be an exclusive one, with membership only open to large developers, and not the indie folks who’ve brought most of the innovation to the App Store thus far. I’m really hoping the move doesn’t inhibit the great independent development that’s been going on so far, but I’d also like to see studios like SquareEnix go all out, instead of ...
Rumor: App Store Plus to offer premium content
Infinite Loop —
... With the App Store filling up so fast and furiously, there have long been rumors floating around regarding a more exclusive sales venue for high-end software sales. The latest rumor comes courtesy of Pocket Gamer, suggesting that Apple might invite developers like EA Mobile and Gameloft into an exclusive arena where they could sell games for $19.99 each. Of course, as is the norm with such rumors, Apple, EA Mobile, and Gameloft all refused to comment on the speculation. ...
The Macalope Weekly: What goes down must come up
MacUser —
... . And he can’t say he faults Putin for saying thanks, but no thanks, to that caliber of “help.” And remember when Dell was going to make its own “iPod killer”? Ha-ha! Ahhhh. Wait, how did Michael Dell get invited to Davos? Would you like to play a $20 game? Pocket Gamer (stop snickering, please) says Apple’s planning a high-end gaming section on the App Store, where big-time studios can sell their big-time games for big-time bucks. Well, maybe Apple is. But here’s your first wacky, totally unfounded Macalope-pulled-out-of-his-butt rumor (Apple rumors come from ...
The Macalope Weekly: What goes down must come up
Macworld —
... . And he can’t say he faults Putin for saying thanks, but no thanks, to that caliber of “help.” And remember when Dell was going to make its own “iPod killer”? Ha-ha! Ahhhh. Wait, how did Michael Dell get invited to Davos? Would you like to play a $20 game? Pocket Gamer (stop snickering, please) says Apple’s planning a high-end gaming section on the App Store, where big-time studios can sell their big-time games for big-time bucks. Well, maybe Apple is. But here’s your first wacky, totally unfounded Macalope-pulled-out-of-his-butt rumor (Apple rumors come from ...
Newshounds sniff out traces of next-gen iPhone
GMSV —
... the individual tracks and albums to upgrade. * Just a rumor, but for what it’s worth, PocketGamer’s sources say Apple has plans to create a premium game section in the iPhone App Store , where select major developers would be able to offer titles for $19.99. * A ...
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. ...
Is The iPhone Getting A New "Premium" Games Store? [IPhone]
Kotaku —
... this pans out, it'd be a smart move by Apple. While a lot has been made of the iPhone's potential to compete against Nintendo and Sony in the portable space, up til now, it's struggled to really cement itself as a go-to gaming device, with most of even the biggest-name games suffering from short lifespans and technical woes. But a $20 store would encourage bigger games from bigger developers. Which is exactly what the iPhone and iPod Touch need to really get them in the game. Rumour: Apple planning $19.99 games section on App Store [PocketGamer, via Gizmodo ] ...
Why The iPhone Version 3 Will be a Games Platform
Fast Company - Technology —
... for games apps in the iTunes App Store is gaining traction on the Web--some claim that Apple sources have said it's really going to happen. While this move will enable a "top tier" of applications, and will direct more money into the pockets of developers, it also hints at something bigger: The next iPhone will be a powerful portable gaming machine. [image] Sure there are lots of games already out there for the iPhone and iPod touch--even big titles like the port of desktop classic Sim City--but as far as big players in the games-writing world are concerned, the cost of ...
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: Apple planning 'premium' games section in iPhone App store
Joystiq —
... You have a cool gizmo, a highly desired whatchamacallit and everyone that has ever met you is incredibly jealous. Well, your life is about to get a whole lot better, as rumor has it Apple is looking into creating a premium section for ...
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] ...
Weekly App Store Roundup: Jan. 31, 2009 [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network —
... So why is this happening? It’s all a matter of perception: as Pocketgamer.biz note, Apple sees the touch and iPhone as serious contenders in the handheld game wars, up against the DS and PSP where games are upwards of twenty bucks each. This new section in the App Store means that there will be a special shelf in the store for the games from the larger global publishers. ...
Executive Class: Will App Store Host Premium Games At Premium Prices?
iSmashPhone - Turn your Phone into your MyPhone —
... According to PocketGamer.biz, qualifying games would have to meet a new set of stringent requirements for quality and value, and would hover in the US$20.00 range. ...
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
Premium App Store en route for iPhone 3.0
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... are true (and previously from Pocketgamer). They say game developers, enterprise developers and other premium vendors will soon have a place to sell their wares free from all of the free and $.99 drivel that pollutes the regular app store. ...
