MacRumors is reporting that Apple paid Electronic Arts a "truckload of money" to delay "Plants vs Zombies 2" for the Android market. MacRumors got the info from gaming site Giant Bomb who was told by head of EA labels, Frank Gibeau. Confused yet? Well don't be, it's simple; a VP at EA told Giant Bomb Apple paid big bucks to hold off the Android "Plants vs Zombies 2" launch.
Frank Gibeau was quoted as saying "Apple gave us a truckload of money to delay the Android version [of Plants vs Zombies 2]." Giant Bomb confirmed the quote with several sources who watched the presentation today. But immediately following these accusations, EA issued a statement to Metro acknowledging that no money changed hands and that the issue was an "unfortunate misunderstanding".
"A comment from an internal meeting taken out of context has created an unfortunate misunderstanding. Reports of a paid relationship between Apple and EA are factually inaccurate, and we apologise for any confusion," said a later EA statement.
It's still strange Apple's iOS devices are the only platform seeing the "Plants vs Zombies 2" game with the exception of China who has received the Android OS version. Apple of course has denied the reports saying no money was exchanged between them and EA.
Although Apple has denied any money exchange between them and Apple, the news could still be true. If so it would be the first known instance of Apple paying developers outside of the standard App Store revenue and shows how important AAA-level games are to the App Store.
Do you believe Apple paid EA to hold off the Android release of "Plants vs Zombies 2?"
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