Appcharge raises $26M to help gaming apps cut out Apple and Google from virtual goods revenues | TechCrunch
As Apple and Google continue to battle with regulators and publishers over whether their app stores are monopolistic, a startup called Appcharge has raised some funding to build an alternative for gaming developers who want to monetise a different way.
No, it’s not an ad network. And no, they are not building an alternative app store. Appcharge sees itself as a kind of “Shopify” for gaming — a platform for publishers to build their own sites for selling gaming currencies and other virtual goods ...
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