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Apple seeks damages from Epic Games over 'Fortnite' contract breach
The ongoing legal feud between Apple and Epic Games took another turn on Tuesday, with the tech company now seeking damages from Epic (via CNBC). Developing...
Epic built a real-life soundstage for in-game 'Fortnite' concerts
A concert series starts Party Royale this Saturday, but iOS players can't join in the fun.
‘Fall Guys’ will use the same anti-cheat software as 'Fortnite'
'Fall Guys' developer Mediatonic says it's working on a big update that will include the same anti-cheat software used by 'Fortnite.'
Epic Games asks a court to make Apple put 'Fortnite' back in the App Store
Epic is suing Apple claiming it's abusing market dominance, and now a filing is trying to put 'Fortnite' back in the App Store on iOS while the case proceeds.
'Fortnite' will soon support ray-tracing and NVIDIA's DLSS tech
The battle royale's about to look much nicer.
Ninja and MrBeast are getting 'Fall Guys' skins after $1 million charity contest
The Fall Guys charity competition ended in spectacular fashion, with a winning bid from Fortnite steamer Ninja.
Apple officially unplugs Epic from the App Store
Right on schedule, Apple has terminated the App Store account Epic Games used to support and maintain Fortnite.
Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 4 adds classic Marvel heroes and powers
As expected, the juggernaut battle royale is introducing a new season based on the Marvel universe. If you buy the game’s new Battle Pass, you’ll be able to unlock iconic character skins such as Iron Man, Storm, Doctor Doom, Groot, Mystique and She-Hulk. All players will also be able to use super powers such as Doctor Doom’s Arcane Gauntlets, Groot’s Bramble Shield and Silver Surfer’s Board throughout each winner-takes-all match.
FaZe and Tfue have settled their lawsuit and said goodbye
Tfue and FaZe are officially over.
'Fortnite' players on Apple devices will be locked out of the new season
They won't be able to play with friends on other platforms either.
Judge won't make Apple restore 'Fortnite,' but protects Unreal Engine
Epic Games has failed to convince the court to order Apple to restore Fornite on the App Store, but it successfully secured a temporary order to stop the tech giant from pulling its developer tools. If you’ll recall, Apple told the video game developer that it’s terminating all its developer accounts and cutting “Epic off from iOS and Mac development tools” on August 28th shortly after the Fortnite debacle started. As expected, the TRO is granted with respect to “any affiliate of Epic Games” (in other words, Unreal Engine) but not granted with respect to Fortnite.
Microsoft backs Epic's request to keep using Apple developer tools
Microsoft has filed a statement supporting Epic's concern that Apple might be threatening all Unreal Engine game developers.
Caught between Epic, Apple and Google, indie devs watch and wait
“Let them fight," said Vlambeer co-founder Rami Ismail.
'Fortnite' teases a Marvel theme for the next season
Rumors suggest there'll be Thor cosmetics, including his hammer.
Engadget Podcast: Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review and Fortnite v. Apple
This week on the Engadget podcast, we dive into a review of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Epic's war with Apple and Facebook's inability to take on Tiktok.
Major news organizations join the fight against Apple’s App Store fees
News sites have joined Epic and Spotify in fighting Apple’s high App Store commissions (via the WSJ). A group representing the New York Times, WSJ and other major publishers wants Apple to reduce the 30 percent cut it currently takes on first year subscriptions. “The terms of Apple’s unique marketplace greatly impact the ability to continue to invest in high-quality, trusted news and entertainment particularly in competition with other larger firms,” said Jason Kint, CEO of Digital Content Next (DCN).
Epic Games' #FreeFortnite Cup has 1,200 non-Apple prizes
Epic Games’ battle against Apple is far from over. After releasing a parody of Apple's 1984 ad, the video game developer is now taking another jab at the tech giant by holding a #FreeFortnite Cup on August 23rd. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has long been a critic of Apple’s App Store policy to take a 30 percent cut from in-app purchases.
Epic Games asks court to stop Apple pulling its developer tools next week
Epic Games has filed yet another lawsuit against Apple.
The Joker and Poison Ivy are coming to 'Fortnite' on November 17th
'Fortnite' will get The Joker and Poison Ivy through a bundle arriving November 17th.
Huge video game companies are exposing Apple's iOS hypocrisy
Epic, xCloud and Congress are setting the stage for change on the App Store.