Fortnite maker: ‘Apple has locked down and crippled’ the App Store
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said that Apple’s App Store is a “absolute monopoly” and Google’s control of Android “essentially stifles competing stores” on CNBC’s Squawk Alley on Friday, adding his voice to a chorus of detractors ahead of the CEOs testifying in Congress in the coming weeks.
Privately held Epic Games is the publisher and developer of Fortnite, which is consistently one of the apps that makes the most money on mobile app stores. But because Fortnite’s in-app purchases are digital goods like character outfits, both Apple and Google take a 30% cut of the game’s revenue according to store policies.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/24/epic-games-ceo-tim-sweeney-apple-crippled-app-store-with-30percent-cut.html
#epicgames #apple #google
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said that Apple’s App Store is a “absolute monopoly” and Google’s control of Android “essentially stifles competing stores” on CNBC’s Squawk Alley on Friday, adding his voice to a chorus of detractors ahead of the CEOs testifying in Congress in the coming weeks.
Privately held Epic Games is the publisher and developer of Fortnite, which is consistently one of the apps that makes the most money on mobile app stores. But because Fortnite’s in-app purchases are digital goods like character outfits, both Apple and Google take a 30% cut of the game’s revenue according to store policies.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/24/epic-games-ceo-tim-sweeney-apple-crippled-app-store-with-30percent-cut.html
#epicgames #apple #google
Fortnite for Android has also been kicked off the Google Play Store
You can still install it directly from Epic, however
Following its removal from the Apple App Store, Fortnite has also been kicked off of the Google Play Store for Android. Earlier today, Epic Games snuck in an update for both the iPhone and Android versions of the game that allowed users to pay Epic directly for in-app purchases instead of using the officially sanctioned system for both platforms.
What followed was a wild ride: Apple kicked Fortnite off the App Store, then Epic sued Apple, and finally there was an in-game video parodying Apple’s own 1984 commercial, positioning Apple itself as the monopolist.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21368079/fortnite-epic-android-banned-google-play-app-store-rule-violation
https://www.engadget.com/fortnite-android-225437892.html
https://youtu.be/euiSHuaw6Q4
#Google #apple #fortnite #appstore #playstore #payments #EpicGames
You can still install it directly from Epic, however
Following its removal from the Apple App Store, Fortnite has also been kicked off of the Google Play Store for Android. Earlier today, Epic Games snuck in an update for both the iPhone and Android versions of the game that allowed users to pay Epic directly for in-app purchases instead of using the officially sanctioned system for both platforms.
What followed was a wild ride: Apple kicked Fortnite off the App Store, then Epic sued Apple, and finally there was an in-game video parodying Apple’s own 1984 commercial, positioning Apple itself as the monopolist.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21368079/fortnite-epic-android-banned-google-play-app-store-rule-violation
https://www.engadget.com/fortnite-android-225437892.html
https://youtu.be/euiSHuaw6Q4
#Google #apple #fortnite #appstore #playstore #payments #EpicGames
Apple terminating Epic’s developer account over Fortnite App Store protest
Things are moving fast in the Epic Games vs Apple battle. After Fortnite was pulled from the App Store for breaking Apple’s rules — sneaking in a direct payment method to get around the in-app purchase system — Epic almost immediately filed a lawsuit against Apple. Now the game developer says that Apple is terminating its account.
Epic shared the update on Twitter today, calling the removal of its account a “retaliation” for filing a lawsuit against Apple. The developer says that Apple is planning to terminate all of its accounts and cut it off from iOS and Mac development tools on August 28.
https://9to5mac.com/2020/08/17/apple-terminating-epic-games-dev-account/
#Apple #EpicGames
Things are moving fast in the Epic Games vs Apple battle. After Fortnite was pulled from the App Store for breaking Apple’s rules — sneaking in a direct payment method to get around the in-app purchase system — Epic almost immediately filed a lawsuit against Apple. Now the game developer says that Apple is terminating its account.
Epic shared the update on Twitter today, calling the removal of its account a “retaliation” for filing a lawsuit against Apple. The developer says that Apple is planning to terminate all of its accounts and cut it off from iOS and Mac development tools on August 28.
https://9to5mac.com/2020/08/17/apple-terminating-epic-games-dev-account/
#Apple #EpicGames
Fortnite’s Gen Z gamers feel socially cut off after Apple, Google remove app
A YouTube alert interrupted Jack Erricker’s schoolwork on Friday morning as he and children all over the world woke up to the news that their favourite game, Fortnite, had been taken down from Apple’s app store and Google Play store.
“It’s basically the only game I play,” said Jack, an 11-year-old in Bangalore, India, who loves playing Fortnite on his Apple iPad. “I’m not happy, I don’t think it’s a good move.”
“It’s basically the only game I play,” said Jack, an 11-year-old in Bangalore, India, who loves playing Fortnite on his Apple iPad. “I’m not happy, I don’t think it’s a good move.”
Fortnite, which has attracted more than 350 million players globally, is especially popular among younger gamers and has become one of the few lifelines to the outside world for kids trapped at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3097526/fortnite-gen-z-gamers-socially-cut-apple-google-remove-app
#Apple #Google #EpicGames #Fortnite
A YouTube alert interrupted Jack Erricker’s schoolwork on Friday morning as he and children all over the world woke up to the news that their favourite game, Fortnite, had been taken down from Apple’s app store and Google Play store.
“It’s basically the only game I play,” said Jack, an 11-year-old in Bangalore, India, who loves playing Fortnite on his Apple iPad. “I’m not happy, I don’t think it’s a good move.”
“It’s basically the only game I play,” said Jack, an 11-year-old in Bangalore, India, who loves playing Fortnite on his Apple iPad. “I’m not happy, I don’t think it’s a good move.”
Fortnite, which has attracted more than 350 million players globally, is especially popular among younger gamers and has become one of the few lifelines to the outside world for kids trapped at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3097526/fortnite-gen-z-gamers-socially-cut-apple-google-remove-app
#Apple #Google #EpicGames #Fortnite
South China Morning Post
Fortnite’s Gen Z gamers feel socially cut off after Apple removes app
Fortnite, which has some 350 million players, has been a lifeline to the outside world for kids trapped at home during the Covid-19 pandemic.