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Microsoft is set to release a new Xbox app update on iOS, adding the ability to stream Xbox One games to iPhones.
Read More »New Xbox app allows users to stream Xbox One games to iOS
Game streaming is unlikely to come to iOS with revised App Store guidelines
Game streaming services such as Stadia and xCloud are unlikely to make their way to iOS, after Apple updated its App Review guidelines that effectively bars them from the platform.
Read More »Comment: Epic has little to lose from its bold Fortnite play on mobile
Craig Chapple is mobile insights strategist, EMEA at mobile intelligence firm Sensor Tower and was senior editor at PocketGamer.biz.
Read More »Tim Sweeney picks a fight with Apple – with Fortnite parody of classic 1984 Apple advert
"Apple has become what it once railed against: the behemoth seeking to control markets, block competition, and stifle innovation."
Read More »xCloud vs iOS – Is the industry right to view Apple as the bad guy?
“Apple stands alone as the only generally purpose platform to deny consumers from cloud gaming and game subscription services like Xbox Game Pass"
Read More »Tim Sweeney supports Apple EU antitrust probe: “Epic won’t seek nor accept a special deal just for ourselves.”
But Epic CEO doesn’t think consoles are equally guilty of similar walled garden tactics
Read More »Win win: Islamic Relief game turns microtransactions into charitable donations while tackling negative preconceptions
The game is raising money for charity, while highlighting the positive efforts of Muslims around the world.
Read More »Steam Link app now available on iOS devices
The Steam Link app has now launched for iOS and Apple TV. In a press release from Valve, the company announced the app now permits players “to experience their Steam library of games on Apple (iPhone, iPad, Apple TV) devices”, and features support for the Steam Controller, MFI controllers, and …
Read More »PlayStation 4’s 6.50 firmware includes native ability to stream PS4 games to iOS devices
No DualShock 4 support, though
Read More »Fortnite thought to have generated $500 million for Epic on iOS alone in less than a year
64% of all iOS spending came via the US
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