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Rumor: Section Premium Games in AppStore

One of the main barriers are the major studios, to plan the development of major titles for the iPhone / iPod Touch, is price. The users have become accustomed to paying $ 9.99 for the most titles, even a few weeks after they cut their price to $ 5.99. The amount of effort and investment to be made by developers to launch major blockbusters, it seems that requires another stage of prices.

It is for this reason that Apple might be thinking about creating a section Premiun games in the AppStore. The big titles will sell for $ 19.99. The club is unique and would go to the big developers. Hopefully this will not discourage independent developers, who have done a great job since it’s online store applications.

The date suggested is the next developer conference to be held next June. This could coincide with the launch of a new model of iPhone, which features graphics, process and overall performance, open the door to new opportunities in a segment that requires many resources. Of course, it makes sense. We hope to stay there and not start thinking this is the PlayStation 3 and put the titles in the clouds. The AppStore is very successful, thanks largely to their prices adjusted. Could salirles backfired and see a big drop in sales. Greed you know …

SimCity comes to the AppStore

The famous and addictive game SimCity comes to our mobile devices favorites of the hands of Electronic Arts. I suppose that you shall know all that goes, for those who do not, is a game that’s great cities is to create from nothing. Plans, budgets, buildings, taxes, service and management of public works, electricity, water, garbage and something really fun: UFO invasions, simulated natural disasters and a long list of options as varied, everything needed to build and manage your own metropolis with your fingertips. More »

Unprecedented triumph of the AppStore: 300 million downloads and 10,000 applications

The economic crisis that plague the planet seems not to affect greatly to Apple. The numbers they are reporting the store’s Application iPhone and iPod touch, the AppStore, show some benefits never seen before in such a short time to live, something that has already started to see some 4 months.

This success can be summed up in three facts: First, the AppStore already has 10,000 applications, with only months to live, indicating that the health of the developer community is excellent. Second, users have already downloaded 300 million times those applications. If we stop to calculate, there are more than 2,608,000 downloads a day.

And thirdly, the main platform of this shop not to be sold if we look at the overall data, which tell us that the iPhone has tripled its rate of usage in the market for smartphones, beating Microsoft with its Windows Mobile and following very, very close to the BlackBerry. They are undoubtedly good news for Cupertino taking into account today’s economy.

Touchgrind already available in the AppStore

Sure that the name “Touchgrind” do not sound anything but if you remember this post that we published in Applesfera a few months ago and you see the video that accompanies this entry surely start to remember. Touchgrind is a game of skate something different to what we know from game skate.

This time our role is to foot, literally. That way through a precise control can use the table to skate with our two fingers to accelerate, turn, jump or even “grind” with her.

The game is very funny, his finishing and design from the menu to the boards is surprising and its gameplay is good but somewhat difficult at first, nothing that can not be practiced to solve. Of course I’m hooked, and by 3.99 euros seems to me a fantastic recommendation.

Thanks for the warning Rober

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