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POLITICO The Epic court battle that could upend Apple’s future A video game developer's lawsuit has the potential to reshape Apple’s App Store policies — and the way the iPhone-maker does business. Link Copied Apple is about to face off in court against the biggest threat to its $2 trillion tech empire — not the governments of the U.S. or Europe, but a video game company based in the town of Cary, N.C. Epic Games, the maker of the popular video game Fortnite, has captured the attention of regulators in Washington and Brussels with an antitrust lawsuit that could upend how the iPhone-m...

May 1, 2021 Konami is one of gaming’s all-time great publishers, but it hasn’t had the busiest output in recent years due to its business model shifting toward pachinko and mobile offerings. However, the  Metal Gear Solid and  Castlevania publisher is looking to re-invest in console games, which led to the company clarifying that they won’t be at E3 2021 due to titles not being ready to be shown just yet. “Due to timing, we will not be ready to present at E3 this year,” Konami said in an official statement. “We want to reassure our fans that we are in deep development on a numb...

E3 2021 Announced, Nintendo and Xbox Coming to Digital Event Credit: Entertainment Software Association It’s official: E3 is coming back this year, and it’ll be an all-digital event. The event will run from June 12-15 and will feature appearances from several of gaming’s mainstay companies, including Nintendo and Xbox. The show is apparently expected to be in-person again starting next year (cross your fingers the world gets sorted out by then). The website describes the show as “an all-virtual event that will engage everyone, everywhere” and “a reimagined and hyper-engaged digita...

E3 is back! Virtual showcase set for June 2021 It’s fair to say we’ve been through a lot in the last year. It wasn’t a total surprise when it was announced that E3 2020 would be cancelled due to the pandemic. Thankfully the long-running event is returning for 2021 in an all-virtual showcase. Yes, it’s “game on” again for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, with early commitments from gaming giants like Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, Warner Bros. Games and Koch Media, with more to come. The event is scheduled to run from June 12 through June 15. E3 20...

Published 6 Apr, 2021 After skipping last year due to the pandemic, E3 will officially return in 2021 with a free online show running June 12-15th. The organisers say to expect participants including Microsoft, Ubisoft, Take-Two, and Nintendo. E3 is the biggest marketing event on the games industry's calendar but last year its organisers didn't arrange an online replacement after the pandemic ruled out an in-person show, leading to a weeks-long sprawl of unaffiliated alternatives from publishers and the media. I never thought I'd say it but: I missed E3. Please save us f...