{"id":304490,"date":"2025-05-28T03:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T10:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=355615"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:32:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:32:57","slug":"apple-buys-the-studio-that-developed-one-of-the-most-popular-video-games-on-the-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/apple-buys-the-studio-that-developed-one-of-the-most-popular-video-games-on-the-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple buys the studio that developed one of the most popular video games on the platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Apple has acquired RAC7, the developer of the popular game Sneaky Sasquatch, marking the first time that the Cupertino company incorporates a dedicated video game studio into its infrastructure<\/strong>. This acquisition aims to expand the player base of Sneaky Sasquatch within Apple Arcade, a subscription service launched in 2019 that has sought to attract both casual gamers and renowned developers.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apple seems to want to strengthen its video game division<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Apple spokesperson expressed their enthusiasm for the addition of the RAC7 team, which consists of only two people, stating: &#8220;We love Sneaky Sasquatch and are excited that the RAC7 team has joined Apple to continue their work with us.&#8221; <strong>The company plans to continue providing an enriching experience for Apple Arcade players, with hundreds of games available from some of the best developers in the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sneaky Sasquatch Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nd2qG2dn_nY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, this is not the only initiative from Apple in the field of video games. The company will be presenting a new gaming app on June 9 at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). <strong>This new app will function as a launcher and gaming hub, allowing users to track achievements, leaderboards, and messages<\/strong>. It is reported that it will be pre-installed on all Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV, starting later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch of this app coincides almost directly with the arrival of the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2, which could be interpreted as a strategic move by Apple to position itself as a direct competitor in the video game market. <strong>Although some analyses suggest that the acquisition of RAC7 and the new application do not necessarily form part of a broader effort, the timing of these revelations certainly sends a clear message about Apple&#8217;s determination to establish itself in the world of digital entertainment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Apple Store\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/14e1eeac-9b2c-11e6-8c57-00163ec9f5fa\/556405365\/apple-store-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Apple Store<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/apple-store.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/apple-store.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple has acquired RAC7, the developer of the popular game Sneaky Sasquatch, marking the first time the Cupertino company has incorporated a dedicated video game studio into its infrastructure. This acquisition aims to expand the player base of Sneaky Sasquatch within Apple Arcade, a subscription service launched in 2019 that has sought to attract both casual gamers and renowned developers. Apple seems to want to strengthen its video game division A spokesperson for Apple expressed enthusiasm for the addition of the RAC7 team, which consists of only two people, stating: &#8220;We love [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":304491,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[1066,4022,11873,6141,11874,3867],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-304490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-apple","tag-apple-arcade","tag-cupertino","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-sneaky-sasquatch","tag-wwdc","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304490"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":304496,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304490\/revisions\/304496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304490"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=304490"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=304490"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=304490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}