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The long-awaited antitrust trial between Epic and Apple is in full swing, and GamesIndustry.biz will be chronicling the biggest developments and revelations throughout. You can already follow the biggest stories via our dedicated feed, and we'll be rounding up each day's events in the articles below. This will be updated regularly, so be sure to check back for the latest on this high-profile case. The story so far It's safe to assume anyone following coverage of the trial already knows much of the background, but here's a short summary of how the two companies got to this point: In August 202...

An Epic Games executive revealed today that the company has caught the eye of the Federal Trade Commission when it comes to privacy practices. In testimony during the company's court case against Apple today, Epic's head of business and strategy for online services Thomas Ko was asked about security of customer information. While security for such things was handled by a different division within Epic, Ko said he was a stakeholder and would be aware of such problems. When asked if Epic ever had any issues with improperly collecting or using information about customers under the age of 13, Ko ...

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Next week, Epic Games and Apple will appear in court for a long-anticipated legal battle. Epic argues that Apple unfairly kicked its hit game Fortnite off the App Store last year, exercising an illegal monopoly over the ubiquitous iOS platform. Apple claims Epic is trying to break the iOS platform’s vaunted safety and security for its own gain. Both parties have laid out how they expect to win their respective cases, and this week, they’ve provided near-final lists of the people they expect to call for testimony. Apple and Epic both filed revised tentati...

Here’s who Apple and Epic are calling to testify in next week’s trial Adi Robertson © Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Next week, Epic Games and Apple will appear in court for a long-anticipated legal battle. Epic argues that Apple unfairly kicked its hit game Fortnite off the App Store last year, exercising an illegal monopoly over the ubiquitous iOS platform. Apple claims Epic is trying to break the iOS platform’s vaunted safety and security for its own gain. Both parties have laid out how they expect to win their respective cases, and this week, they’ve provided...