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Google proposes app store reforms in Epic settlement

Alphabet's Google said it had reached a comprehensive US court settlement with "Fortnite" video game maker Epic Games, agreeing to Android and app store reforms aimed at lowering fees, boosting competition and expanding choices for developers and consumers.

Business • 05 Nov

Apple has produced 95,000 documents to Epic, but has held back 57,000 others, court records show.

Judge faults Apple for withholding documents

A US judge has said Apple misused attorney-client confidentiality protections to avoid turning over some corporate files related to its App Store in a lawsuit brought by "Fortnite" maker Epic Games.

Business • 03 Dec 24

Epic Games has accused Google and Samsung of conspiring to protect Google's Play store from competition

Epic accuses Samsung, Google of scheme to block rivals

"Fortnite" video game maker Epic Games has today accused Alphabet's Google and Samsung, the world's largest Android phone manufacturer, of conspiring to protect Google's Play store from competition.

Business • 30 Sep 24

Roblox is one of several videogame companies which have been hit with an EU consumer complaint accusing them of misleading gamers into spending money

Videogame firms hit with 'tricking consumers' complaint

Videogame companies Epic Games, Electronic Arts, Roblox and four others have been hit with an EU consumer complaint accusing them of misleading gamers into spending money.

Business • 12 Sep 24

Epic Games has been in a long-running battle with Apple and Google over the terms and conditions applied to their app stores

Epic Games launches app store to bypass Apple & Google

Fortnite-creator Epic Games has launched its own app store that allows users to bypass the stores run by Apple and Google.

Business • 16 Aug 24

Apps developers and antitrust regulators have criticised Apple's tight control of the iOS app ecosystem

Apple okays Epic Games marketplace app in Europe

Apple said it has approved Epic Games' games marketplace app on iPhones and iPads in Europe, after the "Fortnite" maker escalated its feud with the technology giant, accusing it of hindering its efforts to set up a games store on the devices.

Business • 08 Jul 24

Epic Games said Apple was impeding its attempts to set up a games store on iPhones and iPads in Europe

Epic Games says Apple stalling launch of its game store

"Fortnite" maker Epic Games said today that Apple was impeding its attempts to set up a games store on iPhones and iPads in Europe, the latest escalation in a bitter feud over the technology giant's control of the iOS app ecosystem.

Business • 08 Jul 24

Epic Games makes the popular Fortnite game

Epic Games wins case against Google over Play app store

"Fortnite" maker Epic Games has prevailed in its high-profile antitrust trial over Alphabet's Google, which alleged the Play app store operated as an illegal monopoly, in a ruling that if it holds could upend the entire app store economy.

Business • 12 Dec 23

Deals are picking up pace in the segment as tech giants see it to be a major innovation and revenue generator.

Epic Games valued at almost $32bn

Epic Games has said it has raised $2 billion from Sony and the family owned holding company behind the Lego Group, valuing the "Fortnite" creator at $31.5 billion.

Business • 11 Apr 22

Roblox has said that Apple's App Store offers privacy and safety benefits to its users

Roblox backs Apple in US competition case

Online gaming platform Roblox said that Apple's App Store offers privacy and safety benefits to its users, supporting the iPhone-maker's bid to beat an appeal by Epic Games in a key US competition case.

Business • 01 Apr 22

Shares were up about 1% before the opening bell on Monday

Apple shares recover ground after Epic ruling slide

Apple shares inched higher today after losing about $84 billion in market value in the previous session on the back of a US judge's mixed decision in the iPhone maker's fight with "Fortnite" game maker Epic Games.

Business • 13 Sep 21

Apple cannot stop developers providing buttons or links in their apps that direct customers to other ways to pay

Apple's in-app payment restrictions struck down

A US judge has struck down some of Apple's restrictions on how developers can collect payments in apps in a ruling in "Fortnite" creator Epic Games' antitrust lawsuit against the tech giant's App Store.

Business • 10 Sep 21

The App Store forms the core of Apple's $53.8 billion services segment

Apple loosens App Store payment rules

Apple has said it would loosen rules on its App Store that have banned companies such as Netflix from providing customers a link to create a paid account to bypass Apple's in-app purchase commissions.

Business • 02 Sep 21

The latest funding comes as Epic and Apple are set to fight in court

Epic Games gets $28.7bn valuation in latest funding

Epic Games, which is in the middle of a legal battle with Apple, has raised $1 billion in a funding round that valued the "Fortnite" maker at $28.7 billion.

Business • 13 Apr 21

Epic and Apple have engaged in multiple lawsuits across the world since the dispute over app payment commissions surfaced last year

Epic Games files complaint against Apple in UK

Fortnite maker Epic Games said today it had filed a complaint with Britain's competition regulator in support of its investigation into Apple's anti-competitive behaviour.

Business • 30 Mar 21

Fortnite creator Epic Games has failed to make headway in a US court in a row over the iPhone maker's payment system on its App Store

Epic Games takes Apple fight to EU regulators

Fortnite creator Epic Games has taken its fight against Apple to European Union antitrust regulators, ramping up its dispute with the iPhone maker's payment system on its App Store and control over apps downloads.

Business • 17 Feb 21

SuperAwesome designs software to help make online platforms child-safe

Fortnite owner buys Irish-led, child-focused tech firm

SuperAwesome, the child-focused technology firm co-founded by Irish entrepreneur Dylan Collins, has been acquired by the company behind the hugely popular game Fortnite.

Business • 25 Sep 20

Developers have criticised the commission Apple charges on in-app payments, and some of the rules that they must follow to feature on the App Store

Companies team up to challenge Apple's App Store rules

A group of Apple's critics - including Spotify, Match Group and 'Fortnite' creator Epic Games - have joined a nonprofit group that plans to advocate for legal and regulatory action to challenge the iPhone maker's App Store practices.

Business • 24 Sep 20

Apple has removed Fortnite from its store for adding an in-game payment option which circumvented its own payment system

Microsoft backs Epic Games in payments row with Apple

Microsoft has filed a statement in support of Fortnite maker Epic Games in its ongoing dispute with Apple over in-game payments.

Business • 24 Aug 20

Epic Games said it has taken legal action against Apple.

Fortnite maker sues Apple and Google

Epic Games, maker of the popular Fortnite game, is now locked in a legal battle with Apple stemming over a commission fee.

Business • 14 Aug 20

The new version of the game features 13 new locations

Fortnite launches Chapter 2 amid Call of Duty challenge

Epic Games' launched a "Chapter 2" reboot of its battle royale smash hit "Fortnite" today, drawing the eyeballs of hundreds of millions of gamers globally as it bid to halt defections to rivals "Apex Legends" and "Call of Duty".

Business • 15 Oct 19

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