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RIP iPod, Home Of The Mobile Gaming Renaissance (2001 — 2022)
Pour one out for every kid who one-strapped a backpack in middle school, as they’re likely in mourning today. With Apple’s discontinuation of the 7th-generation iPod Touch, announced yesterday, it’s official: the iPod is dead.
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As Apple Threatens Pulling Games, Devs Explain Why Forced Updates Are A Preservation Nightmare
Although the mobile gaming ecosystem is known for hosting live-service games that monetise more aggressively than standalone console games, there’s no shortage of creators making mobile games that don’t call for constant updates. Now, some indie developers are finding out what can happen when you put your finished games on the Apple app store and…
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Russia May Legalise Software Piracy As Tech And Game Companies Continue To Pull Out
The Russian government is looking to legalise at least some software piracy to help its citizens get around the growing list of tech, gaming, and software bans that the country faces due to its ongoing and destructive invasion of Ukraine. It seems Russian leaders and lawmakers are preparing to live under sanctions, a bad sign…
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Microsoft’s Mixed-Reality Dreams Are Fading
One of the most outspoken proponents of the metaverse is struggling to find its place in this hypothetical virtual world. Microsoft has reportedly scrapped plans to make a HoloLens 3 — what would have been a successor to its current mixed reality headset — and infighting within the mixed reality division has fuelled uncertainty about…