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Old 08-02-2012, 04:21 PM   #1
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Piracy forces game to be made Freely available
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Madfinger game goes free on iOS, piracy to blame like on Android?

Summary: When the Android game Dead Trigger went from $0.99 to free, Madfinger Games blamed "unbelievably high" piracy rates. Now the company has released the iOS version for free as well, but is it due to piracy again?
Emil Protalinski

By Emil Protalinski for Zero Day | August 2, 2012 -- 15:35 GMT (08:35 PDT)
Madfinger game goes free on iOS too, piracy to blame again?

Madfinger Games last week announced the relaunch of its game Dead Trigger, a zombie FPS for smartphones, as a free Android app. The company blamed "unbelievably high" and "soooo giant" piracy rates on Google's mobile platform. On Monday, the company did the same for the iOS version of its game. As a result, you can now download the game for free from the official Apple App Store: itunes.apple.com/app/dead-trigger/id533079551.

So, is Madfinger blaming piracy for the iOS relaunch like they did for the Android one? Not exactly. On the company's Facebook Page, which was used to criticize for Android piracy rates, the announcement was straightforward and didn't really explain much:

Great news, guys! DEAD TRIGGER is avalaible for free on the AppStore now! Moreover update 1.1.2 is finally out and should be visible on the AppStore for the moment. Enjoy!

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http://www.zdnet.com/madfinger-game-...id-7000002050/
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