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Epic vs Apple - Week Three In Review: Who will the judge find in favour?

Legal experts mull over both parties' arguments, debate who made the stronger case, and ponder the implications of the final decision for the games industry

May 28, 2021 James Batchelor

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Epic, Apple make their closing statements as three-week antitrust trial comes to an end

But judge warns there's still "quite a bit of work to do" before ruling is made

May 24, 2021 James Batchelor

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Tim Cook: Having third-party app stores on iOS would be "terrible"

Apple CEO claims opening up its ecosystem would cause "huge convenience [and] fraud issues"

May 24, 2021 James Batchelor

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Tim Cook doesn't know stuff | This Week in Business

Apple CEO goes out of his way to avoid admitting basic information in Epic court case

May 21, 2021 Brendan Sinclair

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Apple software engineering head explains core differences between iPhone and Mac security

Craig Federighi argues that casual iPhone users are more susceptible to malicious attacks, therefore must be protected

May 21, 2021 Danielle Partis

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Apple asks court to disregard Epic's iOS "essential facility" complaint

Mobile giant claims Epic gave "no factual, expert or legal support" to its case and "has effectively abandoned this claim"

May 20, 2021 James Batchelor

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Apple spent $1m on Fortnite marketing, earned "over $100m" in commission

iPhone maker's games boss Michael Schmid also shares how Apple defines games and entertainment

May 20, 2021 James Batchelor

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62% of all App Store revenue is generated from game transactions

Fortnite players on iOS generated 13.2% of all in-game revenue in the time the game was available on the App Store

May 19, 2021 Danielle Partis

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Apple execs don't know if the App Store is profitable, "don't deny that it likely is"

iPhone maker confirms it took more than $20 billion in commission fees between 2008 and 2017

May 19, 2021 James Batchelor

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Epic vs Apple - Week Two In Review: Does the judge have a solution in mind?

Legal experts weigh in on the second week of the trial and the battle of the economists

May 18, 2021 James Batchelor

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Epic vs Apple trial will only affect 17% of iOS games

Apple Fellow reveals that three quarters of all games on the App Store are completely free with no in-app purchases

May 18, 2021 James Batchelor

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What is a game?

As Epic and Apple confuse the courts with their explanations, we reached out to developers and publishers to establish what defines a video game once and for all

May 14, 2021 James Batchelor

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Epic grills Apple expert on "frictionless" outside-app spending

Economist unable to back up claims about apps allowing users to make transactions through browsers

May 13, 2021 Brendan Sinclair

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Apple questions credibility of Xbox testimony

Update: Epic files opposition, Microsoft also working on a response

May 13, 2021 James Batchelor

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Sony, Nintendo, Roblox, Spotify and more request Epic vs Apple judge seal sensitive documents

Multiple parties have expressed concern about the antitrust trial exposing information that could cause competitive harm

May 13, 2021 James Batchelor

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Apple rejected 1 million "problematic" apps last year

As it looks to justify App Store policies in legal battle with Epic, Apple releases stats focused on security concerns

May 12, 2021 Brendan Sinclair

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Epic vs Apple creates uncertainty | Podcast

Latest episode also discusses Sony's crossplay clause and this year's digital-only E3

May 12, 2021 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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Epic vs Apple - Week One In Review: Epic still faces an "uphill battle"

Legal experts share their thoughts on the proceedings so far, and what to expect from the coming week

May 11, 2021 James Batchelor

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Epic Games claims Fortnite is at "full penetration" on console

Asserts that mobile with the biggest growth potential as it fights for restoration to iOS App Store

May 11, 2021 James Batchelor

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Epic reportedly offered $200m to Sony for PlayStation exclusives

The firm also reportedly started discussions with Microsoft and noted that securing first-party Nintendo games would be a "moonshot"

May 10, 2021 Marie Dealessandri

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Epic v. Apple shows games industry at its most absurd | This Week in Business

Minecraft isn't a game, Sony is tearing friendships apart, Apple taking 30% makes the world a better place, and other dubious claims aired in court

May 7, 2021 Brendan Sinclair

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FTC has looked into Epic's handling of children's personal information

Testimony in Apple suit indicates federal regulator has taken an interest in Fortnite publisher's privacy practices

May 6, 2021 Brendan Sinclair

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Project Liberty: What was Epic's battle plan against Apple?

Report laid out company roadmap prior to ongoing lawsuit

May 6, 2021 Danielle Partis

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Three key discoverability takeaways from the Epic/Apple lawsuit

GameDiscoverCo's Simon Carless looks at the data around platform splits, exclusives and free games revealed in this week's legal proceedings

May 5, 2021 Simon Carless

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Tim Sweeney unsure how an Epic win would impact non-gaming apps

CEO was questioned on how Epic's proposed changes to iOS ecosystem would affect dating, health, messaging apps and more

May 5, 2021 Danielle Partis