Company closing in on new download milestone; top paid downloads include Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Doodle Jump, and Minecraft.
Apple is closing in on 50 billion app downloads, the iPhone and iPad maker announced today. The company also launched a with a live ticker constantly climbing toward the milestone.
The person who downloads the 50 billionth app will receive a $10,000 App Store gift card, while $500 gift cards will be given to the individuals who download the first 50 after that.
To mark the milestone, Apple also revealed (via ) the top 25 most downloaded free and paid apps. Facebook has the top free app, followed by Pandora, and Instagram.
The first game to reach the free list was Words with Friends Free (6), followed by Temple Run (9), Angry Birds Free (13), Draw Something Free (14), Fruit Ninja Free (18), and Pac-Man Lite (23).
Games dominated the top 25 paid app list, with Angry Birds the number one overall app, followed by Fruit Ninja, Doodle Jump, Cut the Rope, and Angry Birds Seasons. Also on the list is Minecraft: Pocket Edition (23), The Sims 3 (25), and Plants vs. Zombies (12).
The iOS app store launched in 2008. At press time, 49,255,738,404 total apps had been downloaded.
GameZebo: Ill admit I wasnt really expecting much when I first heard that Zynga was coming out with a sequel to their smash mobile phenomenon Draw Something, the hugely accessible turn-based Pictionary game. I mean, besides adding more words, what else could they possibly do to repackage the same simple idea? Well it really shows how much that I know, because not only does Draw Something 2 come equipped with an impressive 5,000 new words, but it also introduces so many fresh and exciting new features that Ive never seen a social game so fitting to earn that rightful sequel designation.
by Evan Narcisse
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Bad news, American 3DS fans. The eShop shelves are practically bare this week.
But it's good news for European gamers: we've got more digital content than our pals across the Atlantic this week.
Now, there's nothing particularly interesting on either online store this week.
But you never know: maybe you'll find something that suits you. Something that suits you a lot.
*Spoiler alert: Y...
The Swedes have tested it, and now it's gone global.
Yes, Draw Something 2, the sequel for which you don't remember asking, is now available on App Stores around the world.
The original Draw Something was a bit of a sensation. Its Pictionary-inspired mechanics managed to capture the imagination of millions of doodle-loving smartphone owners.
This incredible success ultimately led to über-...
Bad news, American 3DS fans. The eShop shelves are practically bare this week.
But it's good news for European gamers: we've got more digital content than our pals across the Atlantic this week.
Now, there's nothing particularly interesting on either online store this week.
But you never know: maybe you'll find something that suits you. Something that suits you a lot.
*Spoiler alert: Y...
The Swedes have tested it, and now it's gone global.
Yes, Draw Something 2, the sequel for which you don't remember asking, is now available on App Stores around the world.
The original Draw Something was a bit of a sensation. Its Pictionary-inspired mechanics managed to capture the imagination of millions of doodle-loving smartphone owners.
This incredible success ultimately led to über-...
