Friday, November 4, 2011

'Free' Games Dominate Top-Grossing Game List On App Store


An anonymous reader writes "Why are there so many free games listed in the top 10 grossing games over in Apple's App Store? Because some feature exorbitant in-app purchase fees for virtual items. Quoting ZDNet: 'Developing "free" games aimed specifically at children, and then bundling ridiculously priced in-app purchases inside those "free" games feels scammy to me. Sure, it's not illegal, and it's not against Apple's developer terms and conditions, but Apple is a company that prides itself in protecting users from harm. Most of the game developers do make an attempt to warn users that the game "changes real money for additional in-app content" but it's a lame attempt. It's easily missed, and kids aren't going to read it anyway.'"

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Source: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotGames/~3/MaaH-snvz9E/free-games-dominate-top-grossing-game-list-on-app-store

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