Subscription Games Are Coming To The Apple App Store
by Matt Lynley on Nov 22, 2011, 6:30 PM
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Apple will now let game developers charge monthly subscription fees and collect a 30 percent commission just like its other subscription services, according to a report by Bloomberg News. Today, game developers are restricted to in-app payments or app purchases to make money. A game developer like Epic Games could now charge $10 a month for a super high-quality game, like Infinity Blade, instead of a high up-front purchase cost. Apple just opened up a whole new way for games to make money, but it's unclear how popular it will be. Aside from World of Warcraft, a popular online game with more than 10 million subscribers, subscription-based games are dying left and right. Many subscription games like City of Heroes, Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online have been forced to switch to a revenue model based off virtual good sales to survive. Please follow SAI on Twitter and Facebook.
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