Last month, Epic Games filed a motion asking a California judge to hold Apple in contempt for what it claims are violations of a 2021 injunction relating to the company’s App Store practices. Now, Apple is asking the judge to reject Epic’s request, alleging in a new filing spotted by that the motion is an …
TL;DR Epic has announced it will launch the Epic Games Store on Android and iOS. It’s unknown when the launch will happen. Epic’s revenue split could undercut the Google Play Store’s revenue split. Thanks to Epic’s various disputes with Apple, we know full and well that the game publisher intends to launch a store on …
Every week Epic Games offers a couple of free PC games to its users. This week, the online gaming platform is giving away Astro Duel 2 at no extra cost. However, starting March 14, gamers can grab one of the most popular action-adventure titles — Dues Ex — on Epic Games Store. Dues Ex to …
Soon after Apple terminated the developer account of Epic Games, the European Union (EU) took matters into its own hands and asked Apple to provide “further explanation” on its decision. The EU is probing Apple’s decision for potential violations of three key regulations. Epic, known for developing the popular game Fortnite, planned to launch its …
In a historic antitrust ruling, the European Commission on Monday slapped Apple with a record 1.84 billion euro ($2 billion) fine for abusing its dominant position in music streaming by imposing restrictive rules on app developers. The ruling favours Spotify, which filed a complaint in 2019 accusing Apple of anti-competitive practices with its App Store …
Disney has purchased a £1.1billion ($1.5bilion) stake in Epic Games, it was revealed yesterday (February 7). The official announcement on the Epic Games website states that the two companies will also be working together on a “persistent and social” game which will allow users to interact with various different Disney franchises. This new game is …
Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, won a Battle Royale over tech giant Google late this afternoon. After a month-long trial but just over three hours of deliberation, a nine-person federal jury in San Francisco ruled in favor of Epic, concluding that Google held an illegal monopoly over the Google Play Store and engaged in …
Epic Games and LEGO partnered to create a new Fortnite cooperative crafting mode called LEGO Fortnite. Downloadable through the Fortnite launcher, LEGO promises to offer a secure environment for kids to express their creativity. Fortnite is no stranger to crossovers, but this extends beyond adding new skins. LEGO Fortnite allows up to eight players to …
The ongoing Epic Games v. Google trial has uncovered the tech giant’s plan to purchase the Fortnite developer at one point. According to an internal email exchange dating back to 2018, Google planned to purchase a controlling stake in Epic Games. This would have theoretically allowed Google to make Fortnite a core component of Android. …
During the ongoing Epic vs Google antitrust trial, Google confirmed in court that it had offered a $147 million deal to Epic for launching its battle royale game Fortnite on the Google Play store for Android. Purnima Kochikar, the VP of Play partnerships at Google, said that the deal was proposed and presented to Epic, …