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Tim Sweeney has confessed that he's unsure what impact an Epic win would have on non-gaming apps. This comes from a line of questioning during yesterday's court proceedings, during which the Epic CEO admitted that he is unfamiliar with the business of non-gaming apps. Epic wants Judge Yyvonne Gonzalez Rogers to order Apple to allow third-party software onto its ecosystem, to provide users with more convenient transaction methods. However, this move would affect all apps, and not just Fortnite. Reuters reports Sweeney was asked whether or not he has an understanding of how non-gaming apps oper...

Image: Epic Games If you’ve ever wondered what it actually costs when one of these big video game services are giving away “free” games, well, the bill for the Epic Games Store was $11.6 million for the first 10 months of its existence. The information came to light on Monday as part of Epic Games’ lawsuit vs. Apple Computer. Writer and video game historian Simon Carless said a spreadsheet showing 38 titles, given away between December 2018 and September 2019, was “accidentally published early” as part of a trove of lawsuit documents and exhibits. Want to know how much $ the devs ...

Tile CEO 'welcomes' AirTag competition from Apple's 'runaway monopoly train' CEO CJ Prober says that Apple has put Tile at a disadvantage both through direct AirTags competition, and changes to iOS that have made it appear that Tile is broken. Tile Following the release of Apple's AirTag tracking device, the CEO of its chief rival, Tile, has been telling Bloomberg TVhow his company and its users have been put at a disadvantage. "We welcome competition from Apple," said CJ Prober, "but we think it needs to be fair." Prober said that when Apple launched its updated Find My ...

Fortnite maker girds for epic court battle with Apple Today 06:00 am JST Today | 06:33 am JST SAN FRANCISCO In a court clash with potentially huge repercussions for the world of mobile tech, Fortnite maker Epic Games takes on Apple starting Monday aiming to break the grip of the iPhone maker on its online marketplace. The case opening in federal court comes with Apple feeling pressure from a wide range of app makers over its tight control of the App Store, which critics say represents monopolistic behavior. The two firms will be debating whether Apple has the right to set g...

Apple, Epic In Heated US Court Clash Over App Market By Glenn CHAPMAN 05/03/21 AT 7:25 PM Fortnite maker Epic Games and Apple clashed in court Monday at the opening of a blockbuster trial on the iPhone maker's App Store with big implications for the world of mobile tech, trading barbs over alleged monopolistic actions and what is best for consumers. Epic attorney Katherine Forrest began the case, accusing Apple of turning its online marketplace into a monopoly "walled garden" that lures in developers and users and then squeezes money out of them. Apple essentially planted a "flower in the...