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Bring the popcorn 🍿. It’s time to watch part 3 of the saga - ‘Apple Vs. Epic’. Regardless of how this will play out, there’s already one silver lining: The importance of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Gatekeepers need to take extra responsibility for their actions, and make sure the industry can prosper REGARDLESS of their financial motivation. Taking a 30% cut or 25%, or 15% - that’s not what DMA is about. It’s about a much needed regulation that enables the market to move forward. https://lnkd.in/ecqNBs9S #gaming #apple
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European Commission officials said that they would question Apple (AAPL) regarding the recent incident where the tech giant blocked Epic Games' developer account from the app store. The latest spat began when Epic Games announced that it had secured a developer account to relaunch its popular video game Fortnite on Apple's separate app store for EU under the new Digital Markets Act or DMA. The tech giant had removed Fortnite from app store in 2020 saying, "Epic's egregious breach of its contractual obligations to Apple led courts to determine that Apple has the right to terminate 'any or all of Epic Games' wholly owned subsidiaries, affiliates, and/or other entities under Epic Games' control at any time and at Apple's sole discretion.' In light of Epic's past and ongoing behavior, Apple chose to exercise that right." #apple #applevsepicgames #epicgames #appleproducts #applestore #applelawsuits #epicgamesfortnite #videogamingcompany #lawsuitsagainstapple #europeanunion #digitalmarketing #digitalmarketingact #DMA
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Check this interesting article: Fortnite will return to iOS in Europe thanks to DMA https://buff.ly/4bE4IfU Epic Games is preparing to return to iOS in Europe, as a result of the EU regulation, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the company has now confirmed. The Fortnite maker says it will offer both the game and the Epic Games Stores on mobile in Europe, it shared in a blog post (https://buff.ly/42K3BaD) that looked at the year in review and what’s ahead in 2024. While the DMA would make it possible for Epic Games to operate a mobile games store, the company’s developer account had been banned from both the App Store and Google Play after it intentionally violated the companies’ rules over in-app purchases in the lead-up to its dual antitrust lawsuits with the tech giants. Though Epic Games lost its case with Apple, as the courts ruled the Cupertino-based iPhone maker was not a monopolist, it wasn’t entirely clear if Apple would allow the developer to return to the iOS platform, given the violation. Instead, while Epic waited for its lawsuits to play out, Fortnite returned to iOS by way of a third party — Nvidia’s streaming game service, GeForce Now. Today, the company shared that it has received its Apple Developer Account and will “start developing the Epic Games Store on iOS soon, thanks to the new Digital Markets Act.” It’s interesting here that Epic Games is expressing gratitude for the regulation and the possibilities it holds, given that CEO Tim Sweeney heavily criticized Apple’s response, calling it “malicious compliance,” “full of junk fees,” and once again, “anti-competitive.” In a post on X (https://buff.ly/42Yy7xD), Sweeney wrote that Apple was forcing developers to choose between App Store exclusivity or accepting “a new also-illegal anticompetitive scheme,” he had said. Despite positioning Apple’s compliance with the regulation as anti-competitive, the company does intend to leverage the new rules to once again compete on mobile, it seems. Epic says that Epic Games Sweden AB will operate the new mobile Epic Games Store and Fortnite in Europe, while its Store team will lead development. Epic Games Sweden has a total of three studios and over 60 employees, the company also noted. The company had earlier promised () that Fortnite would return to iOS in Europe this year, but not the details of that venture. Nor had it confirmed whether it had re-obtained access to its Apple Developer account at that time. “Stay tuned for details as we figure out the regulatory timeline,” the company posted to X last month. “We’ll continue to argue to the courts and regulators that Apple is breaking the law.”
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🎮🍏 Interesting news in the tech world! Apple has finally accepted the Epic Games Store in the E.U. after facing public backlash and accusations of violating E.U. law. The gaming company complained about Apple's rejection of their application, citing similarities to Apple's App Store. After going viral online, Epic Games Store submission has now been accepted. Stay tuned for more updates in this ongoing battle between app store giants and developers! 🔥💻 #TechNews #EpicGames #Apple #EUlaw
Apple accepts Epic Games Store for EU after public callout from company - NBC News
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Apple has terminated Epic Games' developer account, the Fortnite video-game maker said on Wednesday, the latest escalation in a bitter battle between the companies over app store fees charged by the iPhone maker. Epic Games said it had intended to use the developer account to bring its online marketplace, Epic Games Store, and the Fortnite game to iOS devices in Europe. "This is a serious violation of the DMA (Digital Markets Act) and shows Apple has no intention of allowing true competition on iOS devices," Epic Games said. The Fortnite developer also alleged on Wednesday that by terminating its developer account, Apple was removing one of the largest potential competitors to the Apple App Store. "Your colorful criticism of our DMA compliance plan, coupled with Epic's past practice of intentionally violating contractual provisions with which it disagrees, strongly suggest that Epic Sweden does not intend to follow the rules," Phil Schiller, a top Apple executive told Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games in an email. In a statement to Reuters, Apple said, "Epic’s egregious breach of its contractual obligations to Apple led courts to determine that Apple has the right to terminate ‘any or all of Epic Games’ wholly owned subsidiaries, affiliates, and/or other entities under Epic Games’ control at any time and at Apple’s sole discretion." #epicgames #apple #fortnite #appstore Read more at Reuters: https://lnkd.in/gSghg3Vk
Apple escalates Epic Games feud by blocking Fortnite app in EU
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More evidence that Apple doesn't play nice with video games. The Epic Apple battle is a major case study being used in schools. If you are going to process on an Apple device you are going to have to pay a reoccurring fee. Further is also highlights a potential reason why Apple chose to go with Unity as their 3D partner instead of Unreal Engine. https://lnkd.in/geXeFY4g
US Supreme Court declines to wade into Apple's dispute with Epic Games
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Fortnite Boss Defeats a Bad Apple, Clears Path for Epic Games Store Some apples are sweet, immoderate not truthful much. Apple reversed its prohibition connected Epic Games’ developer account connected Friday afternoon, according to an updated blog post, clearing a way again for an Epic Games Store connected iOS devices successful Europe. The determination comes conscionable 2 days aft Apple terminated Epic’s relationship implicit immoderate tweets from CEO Tim Sweeney. The M3 MacBook Pro: Made Dark for Halloween “The DMA went done its archetypal large situation with Apple banning Epic Games Sweden from competing with the App Store, and the DMA conscionable had its archetypal large victory,” said Sweeney, still tweeting, connected Friday. He concluded “#FreeFortnite!” After quality broke that Apple had banned Epic Games connected Thursday, European Commissioner Thierry Bratton tweeted, “There is nary country for threats by gatekeepers to soundlessness developers.” Europe conscionable launched caller laws nether the Digital Markets Act, which aims to bounds the powerfulness of large tech corporations similar Apple and Google. Apple’s determination to prohibition the creators of the #1 desktop video crippled successful the satellite was an contiguous reddish flag. Apple confirmed successful a connection to Gizmodo that Epic has been reinstated arsenic a developer aft the video crippled developer “committed to travel the rules.” That’s primitively what Apple claimed arsenic the crushed for banning the Fortnite maker. However, it seems much apt that Apple had capable of Sweeney’s changeless bashing of the Cupertino giant. To beryllium clear, what caused this prohibition was a tweet from Sweeney wherever helium called Apple’s values into question. He posted a representation of Apple founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and asked existent absorption to enactment much similar the institution utilized to be. Apple cited this tweet successful its termination of Epic. Tim Sweeney’s large rima whitethorn person saved him successful this fight. On apical of the representation of Apple’s founders, Sweeney precocious called Apple’s practices “hot garbage” and a “horror show.” Apple had capable of his talking, truthful they decided to prohibition Epic’s account, calling them “verifiably untrustworthy.” But Epic Games triumphed by calling planetary attraction to their terminated developer account, allowing the Fortnite shaper to yet get its way. Sweeney has surely done a bully occupation of attracting attraction to the iOS App Store arsenic a monopoly. In the past fewer years, Epic has positioned itself arsenic the David warring the Goliaths of Big Tech – Apple and Google. Epic has fought ineligible battles astir the satellite to escaped itself from bequest app stores. Now, Epic Games is getting a accidental to tally ...
Fortnite Boss Defeats a Bad Apple, Clears Path for Epic Games Store Some apples are sweet, immoderate not truthful much. Apple reversed its prohibition connected Epic Games’ developer account connected Friday afternoon, according to an updated blog post, clearing a way again for an Epic Games Store connected iOS devices successful Europe. The determination comes conscionable 2 da...
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Once upon a time, gamers queued up in retail stores after the launch of a game to grab a cartridge or a CD. Sometimes the copies will be exhausted before it gets to your turn, and you have to wait for days or weeks to try again. Today, from the comfort of your home, you can purchase a game and start playing at the exact second it launches. But between digital and physical game purchases, which is better? https://lnkd.in/dDrHwnbd #digitalgame #physicalgame
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Once upon a time, gamers queued up in retail stores after the launch of a game to grab a cartridge or a CD. Sometimes the copies will be exhausted before it gets to your turn, and you have to wait for days or weeks to try again. Today, from the comfort of your home, you can purchase a game and start playing at the exact second it launches. But between digital and physical game purchases, which is better? https://lnkd.in/duTYfqmg #digitalgame #physicalgame
Opinion: Between Digital And Physical Game Purchases, Which Is better?
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