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Apple’s Actions Against Epic Games and Unreal Engine Could Affect PUBG MOBILE, Peacekeeper Elite

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Time Stamp: August 18, 2020 4:22 PM - Modified On: August 18, 2020 - Published By:
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The battle between Apple and Epic Games over Fortnite and in-app purchases has gone nuclear after the companies traded lawsuits and threats over a dispute that could impact hundreds of millions of players around the world. The new lawsuit comes after Apple told Epic that it would take actions that would directly affect Unreal Engine 4, Epic’s game development platform. Epic Games filed a lawsuit Monday in the District Court for the Northern District of California against Apple seeking a temporary restraining order “from removing, de-listing, refusing to list or

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

Games Sold In Australia Now Disclose If They Have In-Game Purchases

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The Australian Classification Board (ACB) has updated its guidelines to include a special notice on video game boxes that specifically mentions if it has in-game purchases.This was brought to light by Reddit user BeforeJam who noticed that ratings for upcoming games like PGA Tour 2K21, Marvel's Avengers, FIFA 21, and Madden NFL 21 all specifically mention "in-game purchases" as part of their rating. You can see what the new disclaimer looks like here on Amazon Australia.This development comes after Australia's government launched multiple inquiries into loot boxes to determine a

Annie of the Stars Announced as the Brand New Playable Fighter Coming to ‘Skullgirls Mobile’ this Year

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Time Stamp: August 14, 2020 4:47 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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TouchArcade Rating:This past February we received some fairly earthshaking news when it was announced that a brand new playable character would be arriving for the Skullgirls Mobile (Free) fighting game. Why was this such a big deal? Well Skullgirls Mobile is an adaptation of the console and PC fighter Skullgirls 2nd Encore which was developed by Lab Zero and published by Autumn Games, and for the most part it’s been content complete for more than half a decade. When developer Hidden Variable adapted the game for mobile, they were working

Reynor defeats Serral to win Douyu Cup 2020

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Waxangel Profile Blog Joined September 2002 United States29001 Posts The saga of Reynor and Serral saw another chapter unfold in the online Douyu Cup, with Reynor taking a 4-1 grand finals victory over his rival to claim the first place prize of ¥50,000 CNY (~$7,199 USD). The victory marked Reynor's second finals win against Serral on the year, with the Italian Zerg having previously defeated Serral in July's DreamHack Europe finals.Similar to the DreamHack Europe finals, Reynor had to climb up to the Douyu Cup grand finals from the losers

MLB Deputy Commissioner Departs to Join Activision Blizzard

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Time Stamp: August 10, 2020 3:25 PM - Modified On: August 10, 2020 - Published By:
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By John Ourand and Eric Prisbell  One of MLB’s two Deputy Commissioners has left to take a senior job with the country’s biggest esports operator. MLB Deputy Commissioner of Business & Media Tony Petitti was named Activision Blizzard’s president of sports & entertainment today. He will remain based in N.Y and report to Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick. Petitti officially starts next week. “What Tony’s going to be uniquely able to do is unite what we’re doing in sport, film and television and consumer products, into what we do in

Code S RO4 Preview: DongRaeGu vs Rogue

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by WaxFor the second consecutive season, we begin the Code S semifinals with a match that's both about making history and presenting a vision for the future.Last season, PartinG became the first player to return from retirement and reach the Code S semifinals. While he fell to TY in the end, it was an important beacon of hope for players returning from lengthy hiatuses. This season, DongRaeGu has followed in PartinG's wake, defying all expectations to reach the semifinals. One could argue his path was even more arduous. While PartinG's

VR Gaming Ads: Testing the Waters; An Interview with Faultline

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Time Stamp: July 27, 2020 10:40 AM - Modified On: July 27, 2020 - Published By:
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I recently had the pleasure to be interviewed by Rafi Cohen for Faultline Magazine. Please find the full piece below.In its pursuit of the mobile gaming market, PubNative, a German app-focused supply-side platform (SSP), is tentatively exploring the possibilities of VR. Speaking to Faultline this week, the company’s founder and CEO, Ionut Ciobotaru admitted that his “interest is just exploratory.”“For now, VR just doesn’t have the critical mass to be monetizable for ad companies,” he added.The company has set gaming as its next key market for growth in the world

The Importance of Conversing with Community for Esports Developers

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Time Stamp: July 11, 2020 4:00 PM - Modified On: July 11, 2020 - Published By:
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by Petar Vukobrat in General | Jul, 11th 2020 Esports game developers have a fairly unique role in the industry, especially when it comes to community engagement and development. A standard game studio develops a product from start to finish, after which they release their game into the wild and breathe a sigh of relief. Their complicated and challenging journey has a beginning, middle, and an end, and how long these time frames last depends solely on the title they’re working on, with little to no interaction or feedback with

The best laptops to use for schoolwork and gaming

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Time Stamp: July 7, 2020 1:00 PM - Modified On: July 7, 2020 - Published By:
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There's never been a better time to be a PC gamer, especially when it comes to laptops. Gaming notebooks are lighter, more powerful and cheaper than ever before. They're particularly useful for students because their beefy hardware could be helpful for rendering video and doing any other school work that would make super-thin ultraportables sweat. You can find some general advice on choosing gaming laptops in our guide, but things have changed a bit since we wrote that piece. NVIDIA's mobile GPUs are better than ever, and AMD is finally making