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Confidential emails surfaced in the ongoing Epic v. Apple trial have revealed more details about Walmart’s long-rumoured unannounced game streaming service. Per the documents, Walmart had pitched the service, codenamed Project Storm, to Epic in April 2019, and Mark Rein, the Fortnite maker’s co-founder, came away impressed. “I played Walmart’s demo on an Android phone (with an Xbox controller) and the experience felt like playing on PS4 and superior to playing on Android or iOS,” said Rein in an email thread. To accompany the service, Rein said Walmart was also planning to sell a ...

'); } Walmart's unannounced cloud gaming service codenamed 'Project Storm' has been detailed in confidential emails shown during the Epic Games vs. Apple trial.  Back in 2019 it was rumored that Walmart had been courting developers and publishers with a view to breaking into the game streaming business, and now an email chain from Epic co-founder Mark Rein has confirmed those reports.  In an email thread sent in April 2019, as highlighted by The Verge, Rein explained he'd been hands on  Project Storm and said the "experience felt like playing on PS4 and superior to playing on Android or i...

Walmart’s unannounced cloud gaming service detailed in confidential Epic emails Share this story Walmart’s unannounced cloud gaming service, codenamed Project Storm, has been detailed in new confidential emails. An exhibit in the Epic Games v. Apple trial reveals Walmart’s efforts to pitch its cloud gaming service to Epic Games and get Fortnite on board. “I played Walmart’s demo on an Android phone (with an Xbox controller) and the experience felt like playing on PS4 and superior to playing on Android or iOS,” said Epic Games co-founder Mark Rein in an email thread from April 20...

Issue Date: February 13, 2021 (Nora Tam/SCMP/Newscom) Just before midnight on Jan. 7, legal scholar Benny Tai Yiu-ting solemnly walked out of the Ma On Shan police station in a black coat and a face mask to a scrum of reporters and flashing cameras. A day earlier, police had rounded up Tai and 52 other pro-democracy figures on suspicion of subversion in an early morning raid. Their crime: taking part in an unofficial primary election Tai had spearheaded. Police released Tai, 56, on bail without charges after more than 30 hours of questioning. They barred him from leaving...