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Fortnite is finally back on the U.S. Apple App Store after nearly five years of legal battles
Our long national nightmare is over: Fortnite is finally back on the Apple App Store.
We've been following this story since it punched up the...
Apple’s legal intransigence forces Fortnite off the appstore globally as Epic Games again asks the courts to intervene
Last week we reported on apparent Apple stonewalling in regard to Fortnite's return to the US App Store, as the corporation appeared to be...
Apple’s apparent stalling forces Epic Games to delay a Fortnite patch as its App Store submission dangles
There are children, there are petulant children, and then there are tech executives, apparently: Readers might remember that Epic Games was in the process...
Fortnite’s return to the Apple App Store will happen via Epic Games’ Swedish account
Now that Apple is being told in no uncertain terms to stop hindering Fortnite's functional re-entry to the App Store and to let developers...
‘This is an injunction, not a negotiation’: Apple’s antics secure a fresh court victory for Epic Games
Surely the gaming commentariat has not forgotten the drawn-out popcorn drama that was the Epic v. Apple case, right? It was one of the...
Epic Games claims to be ‘financially sound’ with new concurrency records for Fortnite and EGS
If anyone was harboring a concern for the financial health of Epic Games, then let the soothing words of some of the company's execs...
MMO Business Roundup: Jagex dinged by UK government, Roblox AI tools, and Epic v Apple plods on
Do you hear that? It's the rhythmic tinkling bells of Business Cat's collar as she merrily skips forth with another round of industry stories...
Fortnite is coming back to iPhone in EU because Europe said so
It's been a few years -- since 2020, in fact -- since the snit fit between Apple and Epic began, provoking the former to...
Epic and Apple appeals are rejected by the Supreme Court, making the original 2021 ruling final
The past few years' worth of gaming news have been something of a whirlwind to say the least, so let us take a moment...
Epic wins its lawsuit against Google as jury finds Google Play engaged in monopolist practices
The long-running lawsuit between Epic and Google has been decided, and it's been a slam dunk win for Epic Games: A jury found that...
Project Boston was Activision-Blizzard’s attempt to create a ‘Steam of mobile’ games store
The point of the Epic v. Google antitrust lawsuit is ostensibly about whether Google is holding a monopoly that prevents competitors like Epic from...
MMO Business Roundup: NetEase’s Worlds Untold, Embracer, Ubisoft, unionization, and Epic v. Google
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry and business news. Numbers numbers numbers!
NetEase - The Chinese megacorp NetEase just can't...
MMO Business Roundup: Unity clings to AI, Apple appeals again, Embracer restructures
Business doesn't take a break, and so neither must we. Except for holiday breaks. But then those also can get busy because studios sometimes...
Appellate court reaffirms Apple’s store is not monopolist but must still allow third-party purchasing options
The three year-long legal fight between Apple and Epic finally made another step forward yesterday, but since it has been that long, allow us...
Apple seeks to throw out Epic’s appeal of anti-trust lawsuit, and the case may not be heard until next year
Oh you thought this story was over? Oh, my sweet summer child; you don't have two kaiju-sized corporations have the legal equivalent of a...
35 states and the US Justice Department back Epic’s appeal in Epic v. Apple lawsuit
We knew the Epic v. Apple lawsuit wasn't entirely over in spite of the ruling, as both parties planned to appeal, but this latest...
Apple was denied its request to postpone third-party payment options
Welcome to the continued aftermath of the Epic/Apple lawsuit. When we last left off, Apple was trying to postpone its acceptance of third-party payment...
Epic asks the court to deny Apple the right to postpone its anti-steering measures
So let's recap a little bit. The one major victory that Epic won in its lawsuit against Apple was about steering people to only...
Fortnite might not be back on Apple’s app store for five years – or longer
You know how kids' soccer teams line up after a match to give each other high-fives and "good games" in a show of sportsmanship?...
The Epic v. Apple ruling permanently stops Apple from blockading third-party purchasing
Happy Friday, and happy one more entry in the longrunning Epic-Apple feud, as today, the judge in the Epic v. Apple lawsuit, Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers,...
