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Epic Games to cover some iOS fees in ongoing war with Apple
23 Jan

Epic Games to cover some iOS fees in ongoing war with Apple

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Epic Games had previously plans to bring third-party games to its mobile app, which is available worldwide on Android devices and on iOS in the European Union. The company will also offer a rotating selection of titles for free on mobile. Bloons TD 6 and Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee will be the first two free titles. In a on X, Epic said it was still fixing some bugs before launching the new games on its platform.But the company made waves today with a move that could encourage popular games to join its free games program. Epic plans to cover…
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Epic Games’ app store will be preinstalled on millions of Android phones
12 Dec

Epic Games’ app store will be preinstalled on millions of Android phones

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Epic Games has struck a deal with Telefónica to have its mobile storefront pre-installed on millions of compatible Android devices. As such, those who buy a phone from a Telefónica network such as O2 or Movistar in Spain, the UK, Germany and Spanish-speaking Latin America will immediately have the app, which offers access to Fortnite, Fall Guys and Rocket League Sideswipe. Epic will bring third-party games to the storefront as well, while the partners plan to offer mobile gamers on Telefónica's networks extra perks over the next year or so.Telefónica has more than 392 million customers. As such, this deal…
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FTC paying out first round of Fortnite refunds
10 Dec

FTC paying out first round of Fortnite refunds

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending out 629,344 payments worth more than $72 million to Fortnite players as part of a settlement deal with Epic Games, according to . The $72 million is intended to compensate Fortnite players who were "tricked" into making unauthorized purchases.Epic Games was ordered to pay just under two years ago to settle allegations that the gamemaker “used design tactics known as dark patterns” to deceive customers into making unwanted purchases and allowed children to rack up charges without parental involvement. Epic Games was also accused of blocking users from their purchased content when they…
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Two early Unreal games are now permanently free via the Internet Archive
17 Nov

Two early Unreal games are now permanently free via the Internet Archive

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The Internet Archive is one of the very best things on the web, so it's great that the repository is after recent DDoS attacks. It hosts more than old versions of web pages, though. It hosts a trove of video (I'm forever thankful to whoever uploaded the wonderful Lucha Underground in its entirety), software, text, audio recordings and as well. There have been two notable additions on the latter front in the form of Unreal and Unreal Tournament, seemingly with .You can now freely download disc images of the arena shooters from the Internet Archive via direct links for and…
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The Harris/Walz campaign has its own Fortnite map
29 Oct

The Harris/Walz campaign has its own Fortnite map

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We’re in the final stretch of the 2024 presidential election and both sides are pulling out all the stops to get those all-important undecided voters. The Harris/Walz campaign is exploring an unconventional option:now has a map in Epic Games’ mega online multiplayer hit Fortnite. available at 7331-5536-6547 is a little different from the usual Fortnite matches. played the new map and reported that there aren’t any guns in Freedom Town (probably for obvious reasons). Instead, the game focuses on racing with cars and parkour style. The map also has some campaign signs and decorations for Vice President Kamala Harris and…
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Google wants to put the consequences of its Epic antitrust ruling on pause during appeal
17 Oct

Google wants to put the consequences of its Epic antitrust ruling on pause during appeal

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Google has formally filed a motion [PDF] asking the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to put a pause on the order that forces the company to open the Play store to competitors. If you'll recall, Google lost an antitrust lawsuit filed by Epic Games after a federal jury found that the company held an illegal monopoly on app distribution and in-app billing services for Android devices. Earlier this month, US District Judge James Donato ordered Google to allow third-party app stores access to the Google Play app catalog and to make those stores downloadable from its storefront. Now, Google is…
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Epic will extend its free games program to its mobile store
03 Oct

Epic will extend its free games program to its mobile store

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Until now, the mobile version of the Epic Games Store has mostly been focused on the brand’s staples like Fortnite and Fall Guys. It won’t be that way for long.Epic Games Store general manager Steve Allison announced at Unreal Fest in Seattle that it plans to expand the Epic Games Stores’ mobile library with 10 to 50 new third-party games and start a free games program, according to .Allison said the free games program and third-party titles will be available in “Q4” or the last part of the year. Epic’s Unreal Fest keynote also teased that Ark: Ultimate Mobile Edition…
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Epic is suing Google and Samsung for making it too hard to download Fortnite
30 Sep

Epic is suing Google and Samsung for making it too hard to download Fortnite

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Some users may know that Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, has had its own app store for a while now, the . The company also against Google last December that found Google held an illegal monopoly on app distribution and in-app billing services for Android devices. Despite that win, it seems that Epic’s court war has only begun. Epic Games is now suing Google again, but it also named Samsung in the lawsuit as a defendant. This time, its sights are trained on Samsung’s Auto Blocker feature.In the latest lawsuit, Epic Games is claiming that Samsung’s is making it…
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Epic Games Is Suing Samsung Now
30 Sep

Epic Games Is Suing Samsung Now

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Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games, had always worried that his company’s victory last year in a multimillion-dollar legal battle against Google’s app store monopoly wouldn’t be enough to open up competition. Even if Google could no longer keep alternative marketplaces out of Android, phone manufacturers could make them harder to access. In a US lawsuit filed today, that’s exactly what Epic alleges Google has conspired with Samsung to do.Some newer Samsung phones have required settings changes to install apps from the web such as Epic’s app marketplace, according to Epic, which also develops Fortnite and Rocket Racing. The…
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Judge rejects Apple’s last-minute request for a deadline extension in Epic case
28 Sep

Judge rejects Apple’s last-minute request for a deadline extension in Epic case

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Apple tried at the last second to get out of producing a trove of documents by Monday as it was ordered to in its ongoing dispute with Epic, and Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson is not having it. In early August, the company was given a deadline of September 30 to produce documents relating to the this year, which was its attempt to satisfy an injunction. Apple initially told the court that the task would entail reviewing roughly 650,000 documents — but in a status report on Thursday, it said the number had ballooned to over 1.3 million, and asked for…
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