![]() "Having said that, the difference does speak for itself - and after all the other two's stores weren't empty at the time, either," Johnson added. The comparison is a tad unfair because Windows RT is a new platform, with a much smaller userbase than iOS's or Android's. "The first month on iOS made us £70,000 and on Android it was about £50,000." "If we extend the Windows RT launch for a whole month it's probably going to make £150 - £200," he explained. ![]() We asked Rubicon owner Paul Johnson to put that into context for us. Indie developer Rubicon has told Pocket Gamer that its strategy gem Great Big War Game made a measly £52 in its first week on Microsoft's new Windows RT (a special version of Windows 8) operating system. "When Microsoft got back in touch with us, it did explain that there is some discretion about what it could do locally on RT," Johnson told our sister site. The issue boiled down to GBWG being an RT-only game, with Microsoft only (generally) promoting apps that work across the whole Windows 8 spectrum. Updated on December 11th, at 15:40: Since this story went live, Microsoft got in touch with developer Rubicon and put Great Big War Game in its spotlight on new releases in the Windows Store, and in the noteworthy games category.Īs such, the game is now riding up the top paid games chart, sitting comfortably within the top 10.
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