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4 months, 1 week ago

‘Fortnite’ publisher debuts mobile storefront after years in court

LA Times

Gaming fans play “Fortnite. Publisher Epic Games is launching a new mobile storefront Friday after four years of legal wrangling with Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google over their app store practices. Epic Games Inc. is launching a new mobile storefront Friday after four years of legal wrangling with Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google over their app store practices. …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Epic Games is pulling Fortnite from the Samsung Galaxy store

Hindustan Times

Epic Games has decided to remove it from the Samsung Galaxy Store or, say, any other “rent collector” store and expand to other mobile storefronts amidst the “protest of Samsung's anticompetitive decision to block side-loading by default” FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with Epic Games logo is seen. Epic Games shared its intention in a recent blogpost to bring its mobile games, …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Epic Games aims to ‘fight’ Apple over ‘absurd’ app approval decision

Hindustan Times

Epic Games, the creator of the popular game Fortnite, has declared its intention to continue its battle against Apple regarding changes the tech giant reportedly wants to make to Epic’s app store. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo This ongoing conflict stems from Apple’s initial rejection of Epic’s marketplace app, which was later reversed after public criticism from Epic Games’ chief executive, Tim …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Apple terminates Fortnite maker Epic Games' developer account

Hindustan Times

On Wednesday, Fortnite maker Epic Games’ CEO Tim Sweeney announced that Apple has rejected their application for a developer account necessary to launch their app store in Europe. Sweeney expressed his disapproval of Apple’s actions, stating, “The manner in which Apple is going about killing Epic here as a competitor to the App Store is super egregious. The friction between …

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1 year, 1 month ago

CEO of Fortnite game maker casts Google as a ‘crooked’ bully in testimony during Android app trial

Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney on Monday portrayed Google as a ruthless bully that resorts to shady tactics to protect a predatory payment system. Unlike Apple’s iPhone app store, Google already allows competition to the Play Store — something that Epic tried to do when it decided to roll out Fortnite for Android phones in 2018 on …

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1 year, 2 months ago

‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games cuts 16% of staff after ‘spending way more money than we earn’

LA Times

Epic Games, the video game developer behind the popular online game “Fortnite,” is laying off 830 employees, the company announced Thursday. Epic Games, the developer behind the popular online game “Fortnite,” is laying off 830 employees, the company announced Thursday. Tim Sweeney, the company’s chief executive, told the staff that Epic had been “spending way more money than we earn” …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Epic Games' Fortnite will be blacklisted from the Apple ecosystem until the companies' legal battle is resolved

Firstpost

Epic has asked Apple to reinstate Fortnite and promised ’that it will adhere to Apple’s guidelines whenever and wherever we release products on Apple’s platforms.' Tim Sweeney, CEO of Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc, said Wednesday it’s been told by Apple that the game will be “blacklisted from the Apple ecosystem” until the companies’ legal case is resolved and all …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Epic CEO: Apple won’t let Fortnite back until case ends

The Hindu

Tim Sweeney, CEO of Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc., said Wednesday it’s been told by Apple that the game will be “blacklisted from the Apple ecosystem” until the companies’ legal case is resolved and all appeals are exhausted, which could take as long as five years. “Apple spent a year telling the world, the court, and the press they’d ‘welcome …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Epic CEO: Apple won’t let Fortnite back until case ends

Associated Press

Tim Sweeney, CEO of Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc., said Wednesday it’s been told by Apple that the game will be “blacklisted from the Apple ecosystem” until the companies’ legal case is resolved and all appeals are exhausted, which could take as long as five years. Sweeney posted on Twitter that Epic has asked Apple to reinstate Fortnite and promised …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Epic Games CEO cites Apple’s ‘total control’ over iPhones at first day of antitrust trial

The Hindu

The chief executive of “Fortnite” creator Epic Games testified on Monday that he knew he was breaking Apple Inc’s App Store rules by putting Epic’s own in-app payment system into the game last year but wanted to highlight Apple’s sway over the world’s iPhone users, which now total 1 billion. Watch |Explained: Apple’s ‘Epic’ fight with Fortnite The trial, expected …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Apple vs Epic Games trial kicks off: Tim Sweeney acknowledges that Epic brazenly violated contract with Apple to make a point

Firstpost

The trial revolves around the 15 percent to 30 percent commission that Apple charges for subscriptions and purchases made from apps downloaded from its store. Epic, the maker of the popular Fortnite video game, laid out evidence drawn mostly from Apple’s internal documents in an attempt to prove the company has built a digital “walled garden” during the past 13 …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Epic Games files antitrust complaint against Apple in EU

The Hindu

Fortnite game maker filed an antitrust complaint against Apple in the European Union to fight for fairer digital platform practices among developers and consumers. "We will not stand idly by and allow Apple to use its platform dominance to control what should be a level digital playing field," said Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games. Earlier, Apple removed …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Apple characterises direct payment as theft, smuggling says Epic CEO Tim Sweeney

India Today

Epic Games, the game engine developer, and Fortnite creator acknowledged that the company breached Apple’s contract by introducing in-app payments. Epic chose to take a stand against Apple’s monopoly to illustrate that competition could exist on iOS, and that consumers would welcome and benefit from it.” Epic on Friday, in its counter-argument against Apple's allegations, told a US court that …

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‘Fortnite’ publisher debuts mobile storefront after years in court

Why Epic Games is pulling Fortnite from the Samsung Galaxy store

Epic Games aims to ‘fight’ Apple over ‘absurd’ app approval decision

Apple terminates Fortnite maker Epic Games' developer account

CEO of Fortnite game maker casts Google as a ‘crooked’ bully in testimony during Android app trial

‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games cuts 16% of staff after ‘spending way more money than we earn’

Epic Games' Fortnite will be blacklisted from the Apple ecosystem until the companies' legal battle is resolved

Epic CEO: Apple won’t let Fortnite back until case ends

Epic CEO: Apple won’t let Fortnite back until case ends

Epic Games CEO cites Apple’s ‘total control’ over iPhones at first day of antitrust trial

Apple vs Epic Games trial kicks off: Tim Sweeney acknowledges that Epic brazenly violated contract with Apple to make a point

Epic Games files antitrust complaint against Apple in EU

Apple characterises direct payment as theft, smuggling says Epic CEO Tim Sweeney