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Court rules in Epic Fortnite lawsuit that Apple must allow devs to offer their own in-app purchase methods

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Time Stamp: September 10, 2021 12:24 PM - Modified On: September 10, 2021 - Published By:
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A California court ruled today that Apple must permanently allow developers to include third-party in-app purchase methods, such as links to their own websites, on iOS apps as a part of its final decision in the hallmark Epic Games v. Apple court case that was argued in May. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers issued a 185-page permanent injunction today, explaining her ruling and thoughts on the case. She said the court could not rule that Apple is a “monopolist” under state or federal

Borderlands 3 Crossplay Won’t Include PlayStation

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Time Stamp: May 27, 2021 3:16 PM - Modified On: May 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Top GamesThe feature was ready to be added, but 2K Games put the kibosh on it. | Photo courtesy of Gearbox Software/2K GamesBorderlands 3 is about to implement cross-platform play, but PlayStation consoles will be excluded from the deal, according to Randy Pitchford, CEO of developer Gearbox Software.Pitchford tweeted the details out Thursday, saying that crossplay was ready for all platforms but that publisher 2K Games required the studio to remove the feature from the PlayStation version of the game."Good News: An update for Borderlands 3 has been prepared for

Apple lawyer to Epic engineer: Epic was ‘dishonest,’ acted ‘without integrity’

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The third day of trial for the Epic Games v. Apple antitrust case concluded today with Apple attorney Richard Doren upping the ante and grilling Epic engineering fellow Andrew Grant in the final testimony of the day. Grant took the stand on behalf of Epic and fielded questions from both Doren and Epic’s legal counsel. His testimony ranged from explaining the basics of APIs and coding SDKs as prompted by Epic’s attorney but when Doren cross-examined him, the questioning became more hostile. Doren quizzed Grant on Epic’s decision to insert

Netflix ‘wouldn’t exist now’ if Apple App Store restrictions had always been so tight, Microsoft exec says

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If Apple always imposed its current policies around subscription and interactive streaming apps, Netflix on the iPhone would not exist today. That’s the bold claim made by Microsoft Xbox vice president Lori Wright in her testimony in Oakland, California today during the ongoing Epic Games v. Apple trial. Wright’s testimony, coming on the third day of the trial, included some of the biggest disclosures yet since Epic CEO Tim Sweeney testified on May 3 and 4. Part of the lawyer’s examination of Wright centered around Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud), the

Phil Spencer May Not Have Given Up Hope of Bringing xCloud to Rival Platforms

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Time Stamp: May 4, 2021 4:43 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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At least as of last August. The legal battle between Apple and Epic really is the gift that keeps on giving. We’re learning more about the inner workings of more companies in a few weeks than we do in most years and its shedding light on quite a few things. The most recent bit of news involves xCloud and Phil Spencer, and comes in the form of an email sent to Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney by Xbox boss Phil Spencer, which surfaced today on resetera. In the email, Spencer

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

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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

$146m Borderlands Deal Tip of Iceberg for Epic Games Spending

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Top GamesEpic Games paid Take-Two $146 million to secure timed exclusivity for Borderlands 3, The Handsome Collection and Civilization 6. | Photo courtesy of Gearbox Software/Take-TwoCourt documents released as part of the lawsuit between Apple and Epic Games have given us a peek into Epic's mammoth spending habits as it works to unseat Steam from the the digital games distribution throne.First up: Epic Games paid Take-Two $115 million to make Borderlands 3 an Epic Games Store exclusive for the first six months of its release, per documents reviewed by journalist