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Fortnite coming back to iOS (in the EU) through new ‘Epic Store’

January 25, 2024

Via: 9to5Mac

Fortnite is coming back to the iPhone … for people who live in the European Union. Following Apple’s announcement that it will open the iPhone to third-party app stores in the EU, Epic Games has announced that Fortnite “will return […]


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Apple v. Epic: The still-unanswered question

January 17, 2024

Via: Computerworld

When it comes to Apple’s commission on App Store sales, the question has always been pretty simple: “How much?” What happened? The US Supreme Court decided not to hear appeals from either Apple or Epic Games following a lengthy and […]


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Epic CEO teases Fortnite coming back to iOS as Apple is rumored to allow alternative app stores

January 3, 2023

Via: 9to5Mac

It’s been more than two years since the popular game Fortnite was removed from the App Store after Epic Games updated it with a payment system that bypassed Apple’s in-app purchases. However, as Apple is now rumored to allow alternative […]


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Apple settles lawsuit with developer who exposed multi-million dollar App Store scam

September 1, 2022

Via: 9to5Mac

App developer and former Pinterest engineer Kosta Eleftheriou became well known after exposing multiple issues with Apple’s App Store, including million-dollar scams by sketchy developers. Eleftheriou filed a lawsuit against Apple last year, but now the developer and company have […]


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Epic isn’t satisfied by Google’s app store billing stunt

March 25, 2022

Via: The Verge

Google announced on Wednesday that it would test letting Android developers use their own billing systems in their apps, the first step in what could lead to a dramatic reshaping of the app economy. However, Epic Games, which has been […]


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Epic Games CEO to attend global conference for app store fairness

November 11, 2021

Via: Phone Arena

When Epic got banned from the App Store for promoting in-app purchases bypassing Apple’s own payment system, and consequently sued Apple, it sparked nothing short of a snowballing avalanche, an international movement pushing back against Apple’s (and other Google’s) monopolistic […]


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Now the House has its own proposed bill against Apple and Google to vote for

August 13, 2021

Via: Phone Arena

You might recall that earlier this week we told you about a trio of bipartisan senators that introduced a bill named the “Open App Markets Act” that if passed into law (and there still is a long way to go) […]


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Discord Wants to Go Public or Sell to Company Like Microsoft for $10 Billion: Report

March 23, 2021

Via: Gizmodo

Microsoft is currently in discussions to potentially buy the chat platform Discord, according to a new report from Bloomberg News that cites unnamed sources. The sale, which is far from a done deal, could be worth over $10 billion but […]


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Fortnite is offering direct payments w/ discounts to get around app store fees on Android, iOS

August 13, 2020

Via: 9to5Mac

Epic Games has been very vocal about its distaste for 30% fees charged by Google and Apple, despite giving in and distributing its hit game Fortnite through the Play Store and App Store. Now, to get around those fees, Fortnite […]