Fortnite on Xbox Cloud Gaming. In an about-face, Epic Games has made Fortnite available on Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming service. Among other things, that means the massively popular game is officially available to play on the iPhone again for the first time since it was pulled in the midst of the recent legal battle […]
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Dozens of states side with Epic in Apple App Store appeal
Enlarge (credit: Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images ) States are siding with Epic Games as the developer appeals a lower court ruling in its antitrust lawsuit against Apple over app store fees and payment processing. The attorneys general for 34 states and the District of Columbia have filed an amicus brief on behalf […]
Epic disables Fortnite shop section featuring Travis Scott dance emote
Fortnite ‘s “Out West” emote. Epic temporarily disabled the “Daily” section of Fortnite ‘s in-game item shop just hours after it was updated Sunday with an “Out West” emote featuring Travis Scott. The move comes after the tragic events at Houston’s Astroworld concert last Friday , where at least eight people died and 25 were […]
Apple tries to block Epic’s court win before it takes effect on December 9
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Apple company is appealing the court ruling that said it must let iOS app developers direct customers to payment options other than Apple’s in-app purchasing system. Although Apple previously called the judgment a “resounding victory” because its App Store business model was generally upheld, the company is seeking […]
Major win for Epic Games: Apple has 90 days to open up app store payments
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) On Friday, the Northern California judge handling the massive Epic Games v. Apple court case turned in a ruling that, in many ways, works out in Apple’s favor—but with one massive, App Store-changing exception. The ruling includes a single-page permanent injunction demanding that Apple company open up payment […]
Apple is trying to assuage critics of its controversial software update after blowback
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From Paris Hilton to Gmoney, here’s what the biggest names in NFTs say the future holds
Fortune’s foray into the world of NFTs was a smashing success Friday, with all 256 limited editions of our latest cover selling out instantly. Read More
‘Spiritual opium,’ Facebook, and the metaverse: An alternate reality on the rise
The metaverse may have been hit in China’s escalating tech crackdown, but it lives on in more ways than one. Read More
Epic Games vs. Apple: Here’s the trial’s likeliest outcome
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will likely opt for a compromise. Read More
Apple CEO Tim Cook to take stand in Epic/Apple trial today
Enlarge / Tim Cook speaks during an event at Lane Technical College Prep High School in Chicago on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. (credit: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Tim Cook will on Friday be confronted with allegations that Apple is operating an illegal monopoly, in a high-stakes case brought by Epic Games, the maker of […]