Hacker News with Generative AI: Epic Games

Apple pushes to halt App Store overhaul as Epic Games appeal moves forward (9to5mac.com)
Apple has asked the U.S. District Court in Northern California to pause the enforcement of new App Store rules following its recent loss to Epic Games.

Apple, App Store, Lawsuits, Epic Games, Gaming

4 points by havaloc 16 days ago | 0 comments

Interview with Tim Sweeney on Epic's fight against Apple (businessinsider.com)
There aren't a lot of people who can say they've beaten Apple. Tim Sweeney may have just earned a spot in that club.

Epic Games, Apple, Business, Lawsuits, Gaming

6 points by hecubus 17 days ago | 1 comments

Epic vs. Apple (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.

Legal Disputes, Apple, Epic Games

7 points by kashifr 22 days ago | 0 comments

Epic Games announces new webshop product, alternative to Apple in-app purchases (theverge.com)
Epic Games is making some big changes to its store to provide an enticing alternative to Apple’s in-app purchases for developers.

Epic Games, App Stores, Mobile Gaming, Business, Technology

14 points by astlouis44 22 days ago | 0 comments

Epic Games launches webshops product for gamedevs to circumvent app store fees (techcrunch.com)
Epic Games is taking a victory lap. After notching a big win against Apple in a years-long legal dispute, Epic announced that its Epic Games Store will allow developers to open webshops, which can offer players out-of-app purchases to circumvent fees from Apple and Google.

Epic Games, App Stores, Gaming, Business, Legal Disputes

12 points by astlouis44 22 days ago | 0 comments

A senior Apple exec could be jailed in Epic case (9to5mac.com)
When the US Supreme Court upheld the court ruling in the Apple vs Epic Games case, I said that the iPhone maker’s response was clearly made in bad faith, and was effectively giving the middle finger to the judge in the case.

Apple, Law, Legal Cases, Epic Games, Supreme Court

89 points by LorenDB 22 days ago | 99 comments

Epic vs. Apple Contempt Order (documentcloud.org)

Legal, Apple, Epic Games, Lawsuits

15 points by gpi 23 days ago | 1 comments

Epic Games Introduces New Terms of Service (twitter.com)

Epic Games, Gaming

5 points by sergiotapia 132 days ago | 0 comments

Epic Games' app store will be preinstalled on Android phones (engadget.com)
Epic Games has struck a deal with Telefónica to have its mobile storefront pre-installed on millions of compatible Android devices.

Android, Mobile Gaming, Business, Epic Games

6 points by alexrustic 162 days ago | 0 comments

Apple requests Epic anti-steering injunction be tossed given new precedent (appleinsider.com)
Another major twist has occurred in the Epic vs Apple case that may end with everything getting thrown out thanks to new precedents and a lack of evidence from Epic.

Legal Battles, Apple, Epic Games, Antitrust

19 points by benoau 235 days ago | 15 comments

Epic Games Store Launches on iPhone in EU, Brings Fortnite Back to iOS (macrumors.com)

Mobile Gaming, Apple, Epic Games, Fortnite

65 points by tosh 280 days ago | 36 comments

AltStore PAL drops its annual subscription thanks to a grant from Epic (theverge.com)

AltStore, Subscription Models, Gaming, Epic Games, Grants

4 points by namanyayg 281 days ago | 0 comments

Epic Games and Spotify Say Apple's Latest DMA Changes Are 'Illegal' (macrumors.com)

Legal Issues, Apple, Spotify, Epic Games, Antitrust

42 points by KolmogorovComp 287 days ago | 52 comments

Apple approves Epic Games Store app for iOS (arstechnica.com)