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Apple earns close to $1 million per day from 'Roblox' game aloneThe social gaming platform "Roblox" is <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone">iPhone</a> gaming's biggest earner with $3 million in revenue…
... , "Fortnite." After Epic Games broke the App Store rules and had "Fortnite ... -
Facebook wants to help digital creators sidestep Apple's 30% commission on digital goodsFacebook hopes to promote "offline transactions," between creators and companies, allowing creators to sidestep Apple's 30% in-app purchase fee. <…
... from within the Fortnite app. Unsurprisingly, this resulted in Fortnite being removed ... -
Epic CEO decries Apple's App Store 'propaganda' after 10 months of his ownTim Sweeney, the man behind the "Fortnite" 1984 ad campaign against Apple, claims that corporate propaganda shouldn't be the response to big tech iss…
... , the man behind the "Fortnite" 1984 ad campaign against ... judge is still pending, "Fortnite" continues its existence off ... Mac. After the ad released, "Fortnite" had in-game content ... against Apple's business practices. "Fortnite" was removed from Apple' ... -
Apple tells Epic judge to consider Supreme Court NCAA decisionApple's legal team submitted a decision by the US Supreme Court about the NCAA to the court over its lawsuit with Epic Games, claiming the decision "…
... guidance" on issues in the Fortnite case pic.twitter.com/8M6q6NMwvR ... -
Epic's Australian lawsuit against Apple can move forward, court decidesAustralia's Federal Court on Friday decided that Epic Games' antitrust case against Apple can move forward, a reversal of a previous ruling that put …
... for its massively popular game, "Fortnite." By sidestepping the App Store ... -
Antitrust action the biggest threat to Apple shares, analyst saysAntitrust and government regulatory action represent some of the biggest risks to Apple, which reports earnings on Tuesday, according to an analyst a…
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Tesla's Elon Musk backs Epic, calls App Store fees a 'de facto global tax'Elon Musk has come out on the side of Epic Games, and declared in a pair of tweets that Apple's <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/App-Store">A…
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Apple ranks first in profitability in Fortune Global 500 list, sixth for revenueApple is now the most profitable company in the world and is ranked sixth among global corporations for revenue, according to an update to the Fortun…
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Apple Arcade two years later: a value that keeps on growingAs <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-arcade">Apple Arcade</a> approaches its second anniversary, AppleInsider examines how the service h…
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Epic's Australian lawsuit against Apple set for trial in November 2022After deciding that Epic Games' Australian complaint against Apple can move forward, that country's Federal Court on Friday set a conditional trial s…
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Coalition for App Fairness originally Epic-funded to assist in App Store legal battlesEmails discovered during the <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/23/apple-versus-epic-games-fortnite-app-store-saga----the-story-so-far"…
... , 2020, when Epic updated the "Fortnite" app with a new feature ... lawsuit against Google for its "Fortnite" removal. The Coalition for App ... -
Apple's developer concessions don't amount to muchApple's settlement to end a lawsuit promised a payday and improvements to the way developers are treated in the <a href="https://appleinsider.com/ins…
... as the version that got "Fortnite" kicked"Fortnite" kicked from the App ... -
Apple says Epic can return to App Store only if it follows the rulesApple in a statement said Epic is welcome to return to the App Store when it agrees to "play by the same rules as everyone else," terms to which the …
... Store rules, Apple says. The "Fortnite" developer was hanging its hopes ... do so without a license. "Fortnite" was booted off the App ... -
Apple not a monopoly but must allow alternate payment methods for apps, judge rulesAs a result of a ruling in the Epic versus Apple legal battle, Apple must allow developers to include alternate purchase links in apps on the App Sto…
... billion consumers," Sweeney wrote. "Fortnite will return to the ... about whether Epic bans "Fortnite" players from the game ... to negotiate special treatment for "Fortnite" from Apple, but the ... running a multi-week "Free Fortnite" campaign against Apple before ... -
Epic vs. Apple App Store trial ruling: What developers, big tech, and analysts thinkThe judge presiding over the Epic Games v. Apple case issued a ruling on Monday that is largely a win for Apple -- minus some App Store concessions a…
... ," Tim Sweeney wrote on Twitter. "Fortnite will return to the iOS ... -
Apple's September 2021 in review: New iPhones, iPads, and more legal woesAt last we got the much-awaited <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/iPhone-13">iPhone 13</a> range, the somewhat unexpected iPad mini 6, and ver…
... that it could release its "Fortnite" game in South Korea. South ... -
Apple appeals ruling in Epic Games lawsuit, requests stay on App Store changesApple on Friday filed an appeal of U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers' ruling in the recent Epic Games lawsuit, and seeks to stay an in…
... alternative in its popular game "Fortnite." After Apple pulled the game ... million in damages for its "Fortnite" stunt. Judge Rogers will hear ... -
Google allowing alternate in-app payments to comply with South Korean lawGoogle has announced new changes to its alternate payment policies within apps to comply with a recently passed South Korean law, while Apple seems t…
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Apple denied request to delay App Store changes resulting from Epic lawsuitA federal court judge on Tuesday denied Apple's request to stay enforcement of mandated <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store">App Store…
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'Rocket League Sideswipe' brings car soccer game to iOSThe high-octane sports game "Rocket League Sideswipe" has shot onto <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/ios">iOS</a>, with the car soccer title …
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Apple fails to get Australia to drop Epic Games lawsuitA temporary stay on the case of Epic Games vs Apple <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/App-Store">App Store</a> in Australia has been overturne…
... . Still from Epic Games "Free Fortnite" video The Australian case, expected ... for special leave to appeal. "Fortnite" game maker Epic, had argued ... -
Apple & Google sued by 'PUBG: Battlegrounds' developer over clonesThe developer of "PUBG: Battlegrounds" is suing Apple and Google for refusing to stop selling alleged ripoffs on the <a href="https://appleinsider.co…
... the similarities between it and "Fortnite." The suit was eventually dropped ... -
Epic claims App Store antitrust trial judge made too many legal mistakes in her rulingThursday's appeal filing by Epic claims that Judge Gonzales Roberts "erred" in her <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/23/apple-versus-e…
... date of judgment, plus interest. Fortnite was removed from the App ... -
Apple taps spokesperson Kristin Huguet to lead international PRApple has appointed company veteran and long-time spokesperson Kristin Huguet as its vice president of worldwide communications, replacing Stella Low…
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Fanhouse rolls out 50% surcharge on in-app purchases, to offset 30% App Store feesContent creator app Fanhouse, which protested the <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store">App Store's</a> 30% commission in 2021, has int…
... baiting the company into removing "Fortnite" from the App Store. The ... -
Apple's got $3 trillion, Intel says it's got an M1 killer, and more - Apple's January 2022...Intel promises it has a faster chip than the <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/M1">M1</a>, but Apple seems to be earning a little cash anyway,…
... States have sided with the "Fortnite" developer. Then if those Apple ... -
Epic Games acquires Bandcamp to create 'fair' platforms for creatorsEpic Games is acquiring internet music company Bandcamp to support "fair, open platforms" for the creator economy, the two companies have announced. …
... game engine and publisher of "Fortnite." It's currently embroiled in ... -game music performance events in "Fortnite" -- an area in which Bandcamp ... -
The 'metaverse' is a perfect distraction for embattled Facebook & Epic GamesThe word "metaverse" is currently meaningless, and mainly serves as a distraction from the problems of some of the companies spearheading it -- inclu…
... third-party payment system in "Fortnite." That alone is a violation ... -
AWS GameKit now supports Unreal Engine-developed games on iPhone, MacAmazon has announced that its AWS GameKit platform now supports Android, <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/ios">iOS</a>, and macOS games devel…
... , such as "Fortnite," "Infinity Blade," "BioShock," and more. Alongside "Fortnite," the Unreal ... block it when it took "Fortnite" off the App Store, following ... -
Tim Sweeney says App Store is a 'disservice to developers,' wants to protect MetaverseEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney believes that the Metaverse is already here, and that his company is the one to protect developers and consumers from Appl…
... here, in the form of Fortnite, Roblox, and Minecraft. He also ...
