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Apple’s App Store approves Epic Games’ ‘Fortnite’ in the U.S. and E.U.
Epic Games’ multiplayer shooter game “Fortnite” returned to Apple’s U.S. App Store on Tuesday, ending a nearly five-year ban and securing…
Epic Games files court motion to force Apple to approve ‘Fortnite’ in U.S. App Store
Epic Games has filed a court motion asking U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to force Apple to approve its submission…
Apple refutes Epic Games’ claim that it’s blocking ‘Fortnite’ from App Store
Epic Games in Thursday claimed that Apple “blocked” its latest Fortnite app submission so that it can’t be released in the U.S. or…
Apple’s App Store blocks US, EU access to video game ‘Fortnite,’ Epic Games claims
Apple has blocked the video game “Fortnite” on iPhones in the U.S. and through Epic Games’ store in the EU, according to Epic Games…
Epic Games resubmits Fortnite to U.S. App Store after hearing crickets from Apple
On Friday, Epic Games submitted Fortnite to the U.S. App Store, and are still awaiting Apple’s decision on whether the game will return to…
Epic Games submits ‘Fortnite’ to Apple’s App Store for review
Epic Games submitted “Fortnite” to Apple’s App Store a month after Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the Northern District of California…
Epic Games whines over Apple’s demand for $73 million in legal fees
“Fortnite” maker Epic Games is complaining to a U.S. judge that Apple “completely overreached” in demanding that it pay legal fees totaling…
Apple wants $73.4 million from Epic Games for legal expenses
Apple wants a United States District Court to mandate that Epic Games to pay $73.4 million in legal fees after Apple won the antitrust case…
Apple hails ‘resounding victory’ as appeals court affirms sanctity of walled garden
In a resounding victory, Apple won an appeals court ruling upholding its App Store’s policies in an antitrust challenge brought by Fortnite…
Apple wins appeal in Epic Games antitrust challenge, App Store policies upheld by court
Apple has won an appeals court ruling upholding its App Store’s policies in an antitrust challenge brought by Fortnite-maker Epic Games…
FTC orders Fortnite-maker Epic Games to Pay $520 million for violating children’s privacy
The Federal Trade Commission has secured agreements requiring Epic Games, creator of Fortnite, to pay a total of $520 million in relief over…
Fortnite-maker Epic Games vows to fight Apple antitrust ruling at appeal hearing
Fortnite-maker Epic Games on Monday will try to overturn portions of a court ruling in an antitrust trial last year that largely favored Apple…
Fortnite returns to iPhones and iPads via Xbox Cloud Gaming
Microsoft today announced that Fortnite is available through its Xbox Cloud Gaming service, which means iPhone and iPad users can play…
Apple backed by Koch brothers group in App Store antitrust fight
Apple has won the support of the billionaire industrialist Koch brothers’ advocacy group in a court fight over claims the App Store is…
Apple may not have to make court-mandated App Store changes for years, if ever
On appeals, Apple on Wednesday was granted a delay to court-mandated changes to its App Store throughout the appeals process, likely to take…
Apple wins appeal in Epic Case; App Store changes put on hold
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday paused the enforcement of an injunction against Apple that could have forced it to allow links to payment…
Apple asks U.S. Court of Appeals to halt district judge-ordered App Store change
Apple filed Tuesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to halt a lower court judge’s decision that would force changes to…
Judge denies Apple’s request to pause App Store changes in Epic Games case
A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied Apple’s efforts to pause orders handed down after an antitrust case brought by “Fortnite” creator Epic Games…
Apple objects to links to outside payments ahead of Epic Games hearing
Apple on Friday outlined their objections to allowing app developers to link to third-party payment options ahead of a hearing next month…
Apple asks judge to put App Store orders on hold as it appeals Epic Games ruling
Apple on Friday asked a U.S. federal judge to pause orders that could require the company to change some of its App Store practices…
Apple to keep Fortnite off App Store until Epic Games’ legal appeals are exhausted
Apple plans to keep the game “Fortnite” off of its App Store until appeals are exhausted in its legal fight with Epic Games, the maker…
‘Fortnite’ creator Epic Games unhappy with ruling in Apple case, files appeal
After a U.S. federal judge’s ruling on Friday, “Fortnite” game maker Epic Games on Sunday said in a legal filing that it plans to appeal …
Epic Games faces Apple in final day of antitrust courtroom battle
Lawyers for Apple and Fortnite-maker Epic Games on Monday began making their final arguments to a judge deciding whether the Cupertino…
Epic Games CEO admits Apple’s 30% App Store cut is similar to consoles
In Day Two, Epic Games’ CEO Tim Sweeney continued his testimony in Epic Games v. Apple, confirming that Apple’s 30 percent cut is also…
Apple lawyer grills Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney
Apple’s lawyer quizzed Epic Games’s CEO Tim Sweeney to an effort to show that Apple, far from operating like a monopoly, helps give video…
Apple defends App Store control in court; doesn’t want iOS to devolve into Android
In court on Monday, Epic Games argued that Apple purposely locks in its customers in the first day of a landmark trial with Apple…
Analyst: Apple will win court battle with ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games
Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives says Apple will prevail in a “Game of Thrones” Court Battle versus “Fortnite” maker Epic Games …
Apple to argue it faces abundant competition in video game market in Epic Games lawsuit
In a court filing in the Epic Games lawsuit on Thursday, Apple said it plans to argue that it faces abundant competition in the market for…
Apple CEO Tim Cook, Craig Federighi, other executives to testify in Fortnite trial
Apple CEO Tim Cook and exec. Craig Federighi are among top executives likely to testify in its trial vs. Epic Games, maker of Fortnite …
Judge bars Epic Games from pursuing Apple in the U.K. over Fortnite ban
A U.K. judge has barred aspiring freeloader Epic Games from widening its fight with Apple over App Store access to its Fortnite video game.
‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games takes its Apple battle to the EU
“Fortnite” game developer Epic Games said on Wed. that it had filed an antitrust complaint against Apple with the EU’s European Commission…
Judge throws out Apple’s theft claim against Fortnite-maker Epic Games
On Tuesday, Epic Games won the dismissal of two Apple’s tort claims in a dispute over access to its video game “Fortnite” on Apple’s App Store …
Fortnite to return to iOS via Nvidia’s ‘GeForce Now’ cloud gaming service
Owners of Apple iPhones and iPads will soon be able to play Epic Game’s Fortnite again, via Nvidia’s GeForce cloud gaming service…
Apple likely to win legal battle with Fortnite-maker Epic Games
The legal battle between Apple and Epic Games isn’t looking too good for the Fortnite-maker, which might be regretting its contrived…
Judge rejects Epic Games’ bid to force Apple’s App Store to carry Fortnite
Epic Games has failed once again to force Apple to offer Fortnite in the company’s App Store while the developer pursues its specious claims…
China’s high app store fees make Apple’s look cheap
The words “app store” appeared 340 times in a report accusing Big Tech of abusing its market power. They should see China’s app stores …
Judge in Apple ‘Fortnite’ case slams Epic Games’ lies by omission
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is presiding over an antitrust lawsuit between Apple and Epic Games, maker of the video game Fortnite…
Apple’s battle with Fortnite-maker Epic Games to ramp up next week
On Monday, the legal fight instigated by Epic Games against Apple ramps up on Monday with decisions that could influence the future…
Apple: Epic threatened to abandon iOS if we didn’t cave to ‘Fortnite’ demands
Recent Apple filings reveal the immense behind-the-scenes support Apple provided to Fortnite-maker Epic Games over the last two years…
Apple: Epic Games ‘Fortnite’ lawsuit is just a marketing stunt
In Apple’s defense in the Epic Games lawsuit, the App Store owner accuses the Fortnite developer of filing the case as a publicity stunt…
Apple disabling ‘Sign in with Apple’ for Epic Games on September 11th
Following the termination of Epic Games’ developer account, Apple is also ending Epic’s access to “Sign in with Apple.”
