“Fortnite” creator Epic Games on Friday opposed Apple Inc’s efforts to put on hold orders handed down in an antitrust trial as a potentially lengthy appeals process plays out. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in September struck down some of the iPhone maker’s App Store rules, including a prohibition …
Read More »Apple relaxes App Store rules to settle lawsuit ahead of Fortnite ruling
Apple has relaxed rules about its App Store to settle a lawsuit brought by developers in the US ahead of a ruling in a separate case brought against the company by the makers of Fortnite. In a first for the iPhone maker, Apple will permit app developers to inform users …
Read More »Epic Games asks judge to block Apple’s removal of ‘Fortnite’ from app store
Epic Games said on Monday it was seeking to block Apple Inc’s removal of “Fortnite” from its app store and has asked a judge to prevent any retaliatory action against its other games in the store. The videogame maker also said Apple will terminate all of Epic Games’ developer accounts …
Read More »Fortnite maker sues Apple after removal of game from App Store
Apple Inc on Thursday removed popular video game “Fortnite” from its App Store for violating the company’s in-app payment guidelines, prompting developer Epic Games to initiate legal action against the iPhone maker. The move came after Epic Games enabled a direct payment feature on the Fortnite app, which Apple said …
Read More »Fortnite gives up battle against Google Play store
Fortnite for Android is available through the Google Play store for the first time, almost 18 months after owners Epic Games tried to use the game’s popularity to break the app store duopoly. The release is an embarrassing climbdown for Epic, which has sunk significant resources into building its own …
Read More »Fortnite World Cup: Players battle for the biggest prize pool.
The finals of the Fortnite World Cup are taking place in a stadium in New York, with the winner set to earn more prize money than Simona Halep and Novak Djokovic won as Wimbledon champions. Forty million players attempted to qualify over 10 weeks of online competition but only 100 …
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