Posts Tagged ‘video-game’

App Store External Games Rating Pressure Mounts

Apple implemented its own games rating system when it introduced iPhone OS 3.0, one that’s designed to let consumers know what kind of content they’re in for when they buy any kind of software from the App Store. But according to some notable critics, it isn’t enough. South Korean regulators, for instance only allow games to be sold in the country that are reviewed and rated by the official government Games Ratings Board, and so the Korean App Store actually doesn’t include a “Games” category or any of the apps therein Read the rest of this entry »

Apple Looking to Hire In-House Video Game Talent

Apple’s posted job listings seem to provoke no end of exciting speculation, and one of its latest open calls for applications is certainly no exception. New job postings call for a software engineer for the iPhone Gaming Group, and a video game artist . Last month’s call for a game/media software engineer was somewhat open to interpretation, but this time around, there’s no ambiguity involved Read the rest of this entry »