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A senior Facebook exec speaks out again on its 'frustrating' gaming row with Apple: 'The industry needs this to happen.'

previously reported how Facebook had been through a painful process of trying and failing to get Apple to allow the standalone Facebook Gaming app onto its store since February.

That dispute resulted in Facebook Gaming being rejected at least six times from the App Store. Facebook successfully launched the app for iOS in August –Jason Rubin, Facebook's VP of special gaming initiatives, told Business Insider the Apple dispute was "frustrating", adding: "The industry needs this to happen."

"We would like it to do it as soon as possible, I think consumers would like us to do it as soon as possible," he said. "We're working hard to bring our games onto iOS ... It's frustrating for us, but it's kind of the world we're in, unfortunately." None of Facebook's gaming titles are new, or exclusive to Facebook.

"To start out, we decided to go with existing games and expand their reach," Rubin told Business Insider. "I would say, please don't look at these first five titles and think that's all we have ... A year from now, it will look much more diverse." The games will initially be available to users across California, Texas and Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states such as Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut, before expanding through the rest of the country.Your morning cheat sheet to get you caught up on what you need to know in tech. Sign up to 10 Things in Tech You Need to Know Today.

 

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