Both the companies are trying to lure game
developers by offering premium placement to these games on their
app stores' home pages and features lists, the daily said.
(http://r.reuters.com/nym68v)
Both Google and Apple were not immediately available for comment
outside regular U.S. business hours.
Apple had struck a deal with Electronic Arts Inc last August to
promote the game "Plants Vs Zombies 2" prominently in its App
Store, and had a similar arrangement with ZeptoLab to promote
the sequel to its popular puzzle game "Cut the Rope", which
released in December, the Journal reported.
(Reporting by Arnab Sen in Bangalore;
editing by Gopakumar
Warrier)
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