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Apple Arcade

At a services focused event in March of 2019, unveiled  a new game subscription service it is called “Apple Arcade”. The service will allow iOS, Mac, and Apple TV users to pay a flat monthly fee and access a bundle of otherwise paid apps through the App Store.

Apple is said to be working with a handful of publishers and developers for the service. The company touted that the service will unify gaming between mobile (iOS), desktop (macOS), and the living room (tvOS).

We keep a list of the latest games that you’ll want to bookmark to see what’s new.

Apple Arcade Features

With a single subscription, the service will give you access to over 100 new and exclusive games. Arcade will be a new area on the App Store, with a new tab along the bottom. The service syncs between all of your devices, and offline playing. There are no ads or in-app purchases with the service. The service will allow access to all members in a Family Sharing account.

Apple Arcade Pricing

Apple Arcade is priced at $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year. This pricing is for the entire family (with Family Sharing)

Coming soon to Apple Vision Pro: mixed reality hit game ‘Little Cities: Diorama’

More mixed reality games that became popular on Meta Quest headsets are coming to Apple Vision Pro. Little Cities: Diorama offers an all-new version for Apple Vision Pro. Notably, it blends your real-world environment with a virtual city you create. Considering the mixed reality fidelity on Vision Pro, this should be the best version of Little Cities.

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Apple Arcade developers frustrated by long delays in getting paid, no incentives to make Vision Pro games

In a follow-up report to their previous coverage, MobileGamer has again collated a set of off-the-record comments from Apple Arcade game developers about how the service is faring.

The leading complaints revolved around payments and poor communication channels with their Apple representatives. One indie developer is reported to have not been paid for six months, with other studios chasing month-long delays in getting their Bonus Pool royalty payments from Apple.

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Is Apple about to turn Arcade into a streaming game service?

Apple Arcade Guide

Last week Apple announced a bunch of very specific changes to iOS and the App Store only for EU customers. Apple refers to these changes as risks that it has smartly tried to mitigate. Apple simply can’t guarantee the same consumer protections to customers in the EU, however, now that the Digital Markets Act is dictating the company’s policies.

As part of the same news drop, Apple announced a complete one-eighty on its App Store ban on streaming game services. This change is immediate, global, and seemingly not directly a result of the DMA. Why the sudden change of heart?

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Apple Arcade adding Stardew Valley, remastered Ridiculous Fishing, and more in July

Apple Arcade is set to get a big boost in July with the addition of three major new titles. As first reported by Polygon, the new titles include a remastered version of Ridiculous Fishing alongside “App Store Greats” versions of Stardew Valley and Slay the Spire.

Apple also says that “major” updates are coming to existing Apple Arcade titles Mini Motorways and Mini Metro+ in July. Plus, updates to What the Car? and What the Golf?

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