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16 Aug

‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games Challenges Apple’s Dominance With New iOS App Store

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Epic Games today officially launched a rival app store for iOS in the European Union, marking the first time Apple’s own App Store has had to face a serious rival. The Epic Games Store will initially offer Epic’s games, including Fortnite, for users to download onto their iPhones, with plans to start onboarding third-party developers’ games beginning in December.The launch, the most dramatic outcome of a series of new EU tech rules passed over the last year, imports the long-standing rivalry between Epic and Apple onto European soil. Epic says its app store will take a maximum 12 percent commission…

12 Aug

Patreon will have to use Apple’s in-app purchase system or be removed from the App Store

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Apple takes a lot of strong positions, but their ultimate hill to die on might just be requiring apps to make purchases through the tech giant. The latest example comes from Patreon, which announced that Apple is requiring it to switch over to the iOS in-app purchase system or risk expulsion. Patreon's entire purpose is to allow creators to offer "patrons" memberships in exchange for content. While some tiers are unpaid, creators offer paid options to make money — something this shift could impact.Patreon users need to know about two main changes. By this November, all creators can only offer…

14 Jul

There’s finally a retro PC emulator on the App Store

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The retro PC game emulator UTM SE is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro, marking the first time Apple has allowed a PC emulator for iOS onto its marketplace, per The Verge. UTM SE will let you run classic PC games, but you’ll first need to either download a pre-built virtual machine — several of which UTM offers for free on its website — or you can create your own from scratch.We are happy to announce that UTM SE is available (for free) on iOS and visionOS App Store (and coming soon to…

21 Jun

Antstream will be the iPhone’s first official game streaming app

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Months after Apple opened the App Store to game-streaming apps, the iPhone is about to get its first one. Retro gaming platform Antstream will arrive on iOS on June 27. Cult of Mac first reported on the news.Antstream Arcade offers over 1,300 retro games from old-school platforms like Atari consoles, Commodore 64, DOS and arcade. It even has a few PS1 games, but its fare is less Metal Gear Solid and more… Hogs of War. You can browse Antstream’s current library here.Although Apple cited developer feedback for its loosening of rules, you can likely thank the European Union’s Digital Markets…