The UK consumer games market reached a record figure of £7.16 billion in 2021 – growing by 1.90% from the previous record of £7 billion recorded during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Compiled with the support of our data partners ABC, The BFI, GfK Entertainment, Kantar, OCC, Omdia, Nielsen and NPD –… Read more »
Amazon wants every developer to be like Rovio
With over 1 billion downloads across web and mobile, Angry Birds is no doubt as big as they get. But what is also fairly well known is Rovio’s ability to merchandise the brand very quickly. Now Amazon is out to help developers do the same, with ‘merch’ by Amazon. Amazon is not first on merchandising… Read more »
In-app Merchandising : A new monetization tool
by Matthieu Saint-Denis Even if F2P business models have existed since 2002 on mobile – and I was lucky enough to belong to the company that pioneered it on Java – we have to acknowledge that it’s only been widely adopted by developers in the last 3 years, when Apple brought in-app purchases. Since then,… Read more »
Amazon Appstore Developer Select
From Amazon Dear Mobile App Developer, We recently launched Amazon Appstore Developer Select, a program designed to help your apps get discovered and give you more opportunities to boost your sales and revenue. As a developer with one or more qualifying apps live in the Amazon Appstore, you will receive the following benefits: • Discover:… Read more »