Get the latest tech news
Acclaimed indie studio accuses Apple of yanking its game from the App Store without "clear justification"
Santa Ragione - the acclaimed indie studio and publisher behind the likes of Saturnalia, Mirror Moon EP, and Mediterran…
In a statement provided to Eurogamer, Santa Ragione co-founder and director Pietro Righi Riva revealed its 2016 visual novel Wheels of Aurelia will be delisted from the App Store on 25th July following a number of unsuccessful appeals to Apple. Apple, of course, has repeatedly expressed its discontent over EU decisions stemming from the Digital Markets Act legislation Riva appears to be referencing, and is currently appealing a €500m fine it received in April over the restrictions it places on app developers wishing to use alternative purchase methods. As for Wheels of Aurelia, Santa Ragione is making the game - a "narrative road trip... set in the roaring Italian 70s" - free on the App Store until its delisting on 25th July, to ensure "as many people as possible can experience this work before its removal".
Or read this on Eurogamer
