Apple Arcade: Apple’s game subscription service coming in fall
The long-awaited game subscription service by Apple was finally revealed at the company’s Show Time event besides the Apple TV+. Instead of using the cloud streaming approach, Apple Arcade is dedicated for the games that can be installed from the App Store that offers over 300,000 games already.
Some of the available games from App store would be curated into Apple Arcade, service that will be available on all Apple products including iPhone, iPad, Mac and even Apple TV. The games will be available exclusively through the subscription service allowing the users to try out games and play them across devices, even when offline. Apple promises no ads shown and in-app purchases within games.
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There will be 100 exclusive new games available on Apple Arcade. Apple seems to have included games from Annapurna Interactive, Bossa Studios, Cartoon Network, Finji, Giant Squid, Klei Entertainment, Konami, Lego, Mistwalker Corporation, SEGA, Snowman and more. Besides curating the games, Apple Arcade will also contribute with the development costs. The list of some games is already available:
- Where Cards Fall
- The Pathless
- LEGO Brawls
- Hot Lava
- Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm
- Beyond a Steel Sky
- Mr. Turtle
- Frogger in Toy Town
- Lega Arthouse, Cardpocalypse
- No Way Home
- Down in Bermuda
- The Bradwell Conspiracy
- Projection: First Light
- Lifelike
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
- Repair
- Sneaky Sasquatch
- UFA on Tape: First Contact
- Sonic Racing
- Doomsday Vault
- ATONE: Heart of the Elder Tree
- HitchHiker
- Spidersaurs
- Yaga
- Monomals
- Enter The Construct
- Overland
- Winding Worlds
- Kings of the Castle
Apple Arcade will be launched in fall this year in over 150 countries. The price is still not revealed even though Apple did mention that the subscription could be shared among 6 family members.
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