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Apple has abruptly reversed a decision to ban Epic Games, the maker of “Fortnite,” from launching its own app store on iOS in Europe — just a day after European Union officials said they ...
(Reuters) -Apple escalated its feud with Epic Games on Wednesday, blocking the Fortnite video-game maker from launching its own online marketplace on iPhones and iPads in Europe. The two companies ...
Epic, which had long protested this cut, deliberately made changes in the iOS version of Fortnite in August 2020 so that in-app purchases could bypass Apple’s payment system in favor of Epic’s ...
Fortnite and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds are banned in Iraq because of negative effects caused by some electronic games on the health, culture, and security of Iraqi society. However, the ban is not in effect in Iraqi Kurdistan, where the games are still available and are quite popular.
Epic Games's founder and CEO Tim Sweeney. Since 2015, Epic Games's founder and CEO Tim Sweeney had questioned the need for digital storefronts like Valve's Steam, Apple's App Store for iOS devices, and Google Play, to take a 30% revenue sharing cut, and argued that when accounting for current rates of content distribution and other factors needed, a revenue cut of 8% should be sufficient to ...
Esports tournaments are almost always physical events in which occur in front of a live audience, with referees or officials to monitor for cheating. The tournament may be part of a larger gathering, such as Dreamhack, or the competition may be the entirety of the event, like the World Cyber Games or the Fortnite World Cup.
(Reuters) -Apple took a step back in its feud with Epic Games on Friday, clearing the way for the Fortnite videogame maker to launch its own online marketplace on iPhones and iPads in Europe.
Epic Games released a version of Fortnite Battle Royale on iOS and Android that bypassed the stores' payment systems, leading to both Apple and Google to delist the game immediately, with Epic further turning around the same day to file lawsuits challenging the monopolistic behavior of both stores. [63] 27–30