Smash Dude: Yeah, he’s cute but that doesn’t make torturing him any more suitable for young kids.More Coverage Apple marks 50 billionth app with prize New Microsoft Xbox launches tech war The 10 most crazy uses for your phone Five mobile apps that shouldn't exist You can set restrictions before handing the device to your children, such as only letting them watch G-rated shows, not being able to delete or purchase apps or make in-app purchases and only use apps that are rated as suitable for 4 years and older.įive apps you probably don’t want your kids to use: On an iPhone or iPad, you can find the parental controls in Settings, General and then Restrictions. In its submission to the CCAAC inquiry into app purchases, Choice said apps were “sometimes marketed at children who have little understanding that they are spending actual money”.Ĭonsumer groups urge parents to use the parental controls on their devices to control what their children watch. The system of selling apps through the smart device has been copied across the industry although the University of Canberra’s Centre for Internet Safety has called for Google and other app marketplaces to also copy the lead of Apple in more aggressively checking apps against standard criteria of privacy and security features.
Last month the UK Office of Fair Trading announced an inquiry into whether children were being exploited into buying extra content for free app and web games, following the lead of Australia where the Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council is currently undertaking a similar review.Ī recent survey by Microsoft in Britain found nearly a third of parents said their children had made in-app purchases without their permission, which equated to about $A47.4m) a month in unauthorised app purchases by children.Īpple is now counting down to 50 billion apps downloaded since the App Store was launched in July 2008. Start ’em off young eh! Great idea,” said another.Īside from the content, Smash Dude is a free game that comes with in-app purchases to buy more weapons. "Nice way of teaching kids violence and torture. "Reminded a bit too much of the slavery of black people, not happy,” said one reviewer. The makers Firezoo call it ”hilarious interactive stress relief” but some reviewers on the iOS app store have described it differently. More than 3 million people have downloaded the game. But while some reports claim that Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm Studios is working on the game, that is not the case.The object of the game is to torment the chained "Dude” with your choice of weapon, including lightning bolts, machine guns, fire, and nail guns. I’ve confirmed that this game is real and these details are accurate as of today. It features characters like Shaggy from Scooby Doo, Gandalf from Lord of the Rings, Tom & Jerry, Batman, and more. Like Smash Bros., Multiversus is a platform fighter. take on the genre with the working title Multiversus. That includes Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, but it also includes an unannounced Warner Bros. But now multiple games are looking to fill that void. Instead, the vacuum is more about the meta cycle of fans getting excited and then disappointed for new characters in Nintendo’s fighter. Only that gap doesn’t exist because people are suddenly going to stop playing Smash (they won’t). And that is creating a gap in the market. Ultimate has reached its climax with the release of its last downloadable fighter, Sora. Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022.