Epic Indies

Apple relents on it's app store stance. The Microsoft/Blizzard merger starts to pay off and we have a list ... and another list. that's right, we have 2 lists for you tonight although they are on the same topic. http://www.joystickandmouse.com http://shop.joystickandmouse.com/

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Remember how we talked about Apple would never allow user to download games from an app store that wasn't apple, well under pressure from gamers and regulatory agencies, Apple has agreed to allow downloads from rival Epic's app store. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/apple-reverses-course-clears-way-epic-games-set-rival-iphone-app-store-rcna142741 https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/apple-reverses-course-allows-epic-games-launch-fortnite-app-eu

Gamers reap their first benefit of the Microsoft aquistion of Blizzard. This week Microsoft announced that Diablo IV will be available on Game Pass. This is available on both XBox and PC. You can go grab that now. https://www.gameinformer.com/2024/04/26/blizzard-announces-its-skipping-blizzcon-this-year https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/diablo-iv

We hear about the triple A titles all the time but this week Nintendo held it's announcement of upcoming Indie titles. Here's the list and a couple of them that really peaked our interst. https://www.gameinformer.com/2024/04/17/everything-announced-during-the-april-2024-nintendo-indie-world https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/News/Indie-World/Indie-World-1440347.html

Not to be outdone, Microsoft held it's Indie show this week. Here's what they announced. https://kotaku.com/xbox-game-pass-palworld-vampire-surivors-1851444052 https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24144369/id-xbox-indie-showcase-april-2024