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Valve Facing an Antitrust Lawsuit Over ‘PC Game Market Dominance’

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Top GamesThe Valve Corporation, the publisher of the popular retail platform Steam, is facing a class-action antitrust lawsuit. | Wolfire Games, ValveThe Valve Corporation, the publisher of the popular retail platform Steam, is facing a class-action antitrust lawsuit opposing their alleged 'dominance' over PC game distribution. One of the plaintiffs is Wolfire Games, an indie developer best known for their work on Humble Bundle. Spearheaded by David Rosen, Wolfire CEO, the suit accuses Valve of having an unfair grip on the PC gaming market and distribution through its Steam platform.

Epic Games v. Apple Fortnite Trial Timeline: What We’ve Learned So Far

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Time Stamp: May 4, 2021 3:39 PM - Modified On: May 4, 2021 - Published By:
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Monday marked the start of the Epic Games v. Apple trial in Oakland, California, with the two companies facing off over the iOS developer’s August removal of Fortnite from the App Store and the policies that led up to that point. So far, the trial has featured a two-day deposition of Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, an outspoken critic of Apple and the man responsible for suing the phone maker. Lawyers from Epic and Apple both cross-examined Sweeney throughout Monday and Tuesday, with questions ranging from basic video game topics

Epic v. Apple trial documents reveal new financial information around Fortnite’s success

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Fortnite served for 97 percent in 2018 and 88 percent in 2019 of total revenue generated by Epic Games, according to documents presented in the Epic Games v. Apple antitrust trial hearing today. In the past three years, Epic has earned more than $15 billion in revenue. Epic brought in $5.7 billion in 2018, the year following the release of Fortnite that saw the company catapult from a major independent game studio to a multibillion-dollar tech company. In 2019, Epic brought in $4.2 billion and in 2020, $5.1 billion, the

Epic Games v. Apple: The start of the next big antitrust war for the iOS developer

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It was a big day on March 12, 2018, in Cary, North Carolina, as Epic Games geared up for its next big announcement: Fortnite was coming to mobile. The battle royale title had grown significantly over the preceding months, transforming Epic into one of the biggest companies in the world.  The mobile launch added another layer to that rise and tapped into a larger audience than many PC or console games had lured in. The cultural phenomenon became apparent and Fortnite soon landed merchandising, music, and film collaborations, from hosting

Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney likens fight against Apple to fight for civil rights

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Time Stamp: November 18, 2020 1:23 PM - Modified On: November 18, 2020 - Published By:
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Earlier today, Apple announced it will reduce the App Store commissions for smaller businesses so that developers earning less than $1 million per year pay a 15% commission on in-app purchases, rather than the standard 30% commission. Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games, says the move — an apparent reaction to current investigations into Apple by Congress, the European Union, the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission on antitrust grounds — doesn’t go nearly far enough. This morning, he told the Wall Street Journal that Apple is merely “hoping

Judge Upholds Previous Rulings on Fortnite, Unreal Engine in Apple-Epic Games Court Case

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Time Stamp: October 10, 2020 1:35 PM - Modified On: October 10, 2020 - Published By:
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U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has upheld earlier federal court rulings related to Fortnite and Unreal Engine. In late September Apple and Epic Games returned to court to argue whether the popular battle royale game should be reinstated to the Apple App Store for iOS devices, and if a preliminary injunction protecting game development software Unreal Engine should be lifted.  Rogers ruled Friday that the court’s previous determinations on both would remain; Fortnite would continue to be banned from iOS devices and Epic would continue to be protected

Apple Looking to Nuke Epic’s Entire Developer Agreement, Including Unreal Engine, in Retaliation for ‘Fortnite’ Fiasco

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Time Stamp: August 17, 2020 7:04 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Well, I’m sure we all remember the rapidly escalating drama between Apple and Epic Games from last week. In short, Epic implemented an alternate payment method into Fortnite on iOS allowing users to purchase the in-game currency V-Bucks directly through Epic at a 20% discount. This was in response to a long-held belief from Epic Games and specifically CEO Tim Sweeney that digital storefronts like the App Store take far too large of a cut of the profits (30%) and that their strict guidelines create a monopolistic position. The alternate

Artist Rights Alliance Takes Aim at Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Over Music Licensing and Twitch

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Non-profit trade group the Artist Rights Alliance (ARA) sent a letter Monday to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos questioning his testimony to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee on July 29, about the use of unlicensed music on the company’s Twitch live streaming service. The answer from Bezos was part of the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on tech and antitrust, which included leaders Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Apple CEO Tim Cook. When asked by Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) if Twitch allowed content creators to stream