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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That title makes it seem like they have made 600 million separate games free and not that they have had 600 million users claiming games they have given away free.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I suspect the contract means that they only actually pay for those that are played

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Pretty sure it’s a fixed amount to the publisher/devs for unlimited licenses during the free period, but varies by popularity of the game, according to documents from the lawsuit against Apple