Our latest coverage of Epic Games.
Epic Games takes their legal feud against Apple overseas as they file yet another lawsuit against the tech giant in Australia. The new lawsuit was filed in Australia’s Federal Court and claims that Apple is breaching the country’s consumer laws by monopolizing in-app purchases and app downloads for the iPhone. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said that they specifically chose to [...]
Read more
Over the past few months, we’ve been covering the ongoing legal feud between Epic Games and Apple. The one between Epic and Google, however, seems to have taken a back seat mostly because the two companies have yet to come to blows and because Epic and Apple have been hogging the spotlight with all the filings and posturing that have [...]
Read more
There’s still a few months to go before the Epic Games vs. Apple trial starts next year but that doesn’t mean that both companies will lay down quietly waiting for the day. Back in September, Apple filed a counterclaim against Epic seeking damages for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and tortious interference with Apple’s customers. “[Apple’s] actions were undertaken in [...]
Read more
Here’s the latest update in the ongoing Epic Games and Apple legal battle. During the preliminary hearing last Monday, presiding judge Judge Yvone Gonzales Rogers ruled that the case will be proceeding to trial by jury sometime in July 2021. Epic and Apple, however, have agreed that they would rather have the case tried by a judge rather than a [...]
Read more
The Epic Games and Apple legal battle that started back in August moves to trial based on Judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers’ ruling during the hearing on Monday. During the hearing, Judge Gonzales Rogers drilled both companies on the merits of the case and upon hearing their arguments, decided that a trial by jury is the best course of action. According [...]
Read more
The Epic Games and Apple legal drama continues as the judge in the case, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, issues a temporary restraining order preventing Apple from retaliating against Epic by denying them access to developer accounts and tools, a move that also affected third-party companies using Epic’s Unreal Engine. “Apple has chosen to act severely, and by doing so, has [...]
Read more
Last week, we reported on Epic Games and Apple’s feud that started when the former attempted to bypass the latter’s 30% transaction fees with a direct payment method in Fortnite mobile. Apple responded by banning Epic from the App Store which then allowed Epic to file a lawsuit against Apple for monopolizing mobile app transactions. Apple then retaliated by blocking [...]
Read more
Things continue to heat up between Epic Games and Apple, as the latter threatens to terminate Epic Games’ developer accounts and deny them access to iOS and Mac developer tools. This is after Apple and Google blocked Epic from the App Store and Play Store for implementing a direct payment method to circumvent Apple’s 30% cut on all mobile app [...]
Read more
The gaming industry continues to feel the effects of the COVID-19 virus as six more gaming and tech companies announce the cancellation of their events as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. Epic Games has cancelled Unreal Fest Europe 2020 in Prague; Riot Games abandons their planned Valorant hands-on event this month; Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2020, which was [...]
Read more
Epic Games is on the verge of another legal battle over another Fortnite dance emote. This time around, it’s the Halloween-themed “Pump It Up” emote that’s taking the flak from the Dancing Pumpkin Man himself, Matt Geiler. Geiler is threatening to sue the studio for “stealing” his groovy dance moves if they don’t comply with the cease and desist order. [...]
Read more