San Francisco, Jan 3 (Ians) Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has hinted at a return of the Fortnite game to iOS in 2023, almost three years after the best-selling game was taken down from the App Store for breaking platform guidelines.
In a tweet to celebrate the new year, Sweeney wrote, “Next year on iOS!”, which was then followed by a picture of a Fortnite character looking up at fireworks that spell out 2023, reports MacRumors.
After Epic Games included a direct payment option in Fortnite that circumvented Apple’s in-app purchasing system and broke App Store guidelines, the game was removed from the App Store in August 2020.
The iPhone maker ultimately banned Fortnite from the App Store, placing the blame directly on Epic for violating its rules.
“Epic Games took the unfortunate step of violating the App Store guidelines that are applied equally to every developer and designed to keep the store safe for our users.
In a tweet to celebrate the new year, Sweeney wrote, “Next year on iOS!”, which was then followed by a picture of a Fortnite character looking up at fireworks that spell out 2023, reports MacRumors.
After Epic Games included a direct payment option in Fortnite that circumvented Apple’s in-app purchasing system and broke App Store guidelines, the game was removed from the App Store in August 2020.
The iPhone maker ultimately banned Fortnite from the App Store, placing the blame directly on Epic for violating its rules.
“Epic Games took the unfortunate step of violating the App Store guidelines that are applied equally to every developer and designed to keep the store safe for our users.
- 1/3/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Epic Games and Time Studios have collaborated to host a special Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.-themed event within Fornite‘s creative mode, and the internet has been quick to react with memes, confusion, and a rather interesting debate over the relationship between context, intentions, and implementation of an idea.
“Time Studios, the Emmy Award®-winning television, film and immersive division of Time, in collaboration with Epic Games’ Fortnite, has launched March Through Time, a new year-long Fortnite Creative experience to celebrate the anniversary of The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,” reads a statement from Time regarding the event. “Inspired by Time Studios’ groundbreaking immersive project The March, which brought Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech to virtual reality for the first time, March Through Time, was developed to introduce a new audience to this historic event and explore pivotal moments from the Civil Rights Movement.
“Time Studios, the Emmy Award®-winning television, film and immersive division of Time, in collaboration with Epic Games’ Fortnite, has launched March Through Time, a new year-long Fortnite Creative experience to celebrate the anniversary of The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,” reads a statement from Time regarding the event. “Inspired by Time Studios’ groundbreaking immersive project The March, which brought Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech to virtual reality for the first time, March Through Time, was developed to introduce a new audience to this historic event and explore pivotal moments from the Civil Rights Movement.
- 8/26/2021
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
Ruth Porat, CFO of Google, said an antitrust suit the Department of Justice and 11 state attorneys general filed against the search giant last month is meritless.
Google dominates search because it’s what users want, not because rivals can’t get a foothold, she insisted during a Q&a at The New York Times DealBook online summit Wednesday.
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia last month claims Google has cemented its dominance in search by paying to be the default browser on mobile smart phones, and that that harms consumers by quashing competition. It was a landmark legal action at a time when market-dominating tech and social media companies are coming under increased regulatory scrutiny on a number of fronts.
“We don’t believe in the merits of the case. We are very much of the view that people come to us because...
Google dominates search because it’s what users want, not because rivals can’t get a foothold, she insisted during a Q&a at The New York Times DealBook online summit Wednesday.
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia last month claims Google has cemented its dominance in search by paying to be the default browser on mobile smart phones, and that that harms consumers by quashing competition. It was a landmark legal action at a time when market-dominating tech and social media companies are coming under increased regulatory scrutiny on a number of fronts.
“We don’t believe in the merits of the case. We are very much of the view that people come to us because...
- 11/18/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games, continued his attacks on Apple and Google for the 30% share of app sales they take from his company and other app developers.
“Apple is a monopoly and it’s not just a matter of a distributor charging a commission,” Sweeney said at the New York Times DealBook Online Summit, a rare public appearance during which he also touched on topics like financial models, Covid-19, virtual events and the future of gaming. “By excluding all competitors, they’re inflating prices for consumers and they’re excluding choice and breaking the fundamental mechanisms that keep an economy in balance.”
Epic is in the midst of a rancorous lawsuit filed in August against both Apple and Google. Apple counter-sued in September. Moderator Andrew Ross Sorkin asked Sweeney about the ultimate goal of the suit, which is being contested through legal channels but also in the court of public opinion.
“Apple is a monopoly and it’s not just a matter of a distributor charging a commission,” Sweeney said at the New York Times DealBook Online Summit, a rare public appearance during which he also touched on topics like financial models, Covid-19, virtual events and the future of gaming. “By excluding all competitors, they’re inflating prices for consumers and they’re excluding choice and breaking the fundamental mechanisms that keep an economy in balance.”
Epic is in the midst of a rancorous lawsuit filed in August against both Apple and Google. Apple counter-sued in September. Moderator Andrew Ross Sorkin asked Sweeney about the ultimate goal of the suit, which is being contested through legal channels but also in the court of public opinion.
- 11/18/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says Apple’s plan to reduce the commission it takes on App Store purchases for small businesses may be good for those companies but is “not awesome for consumers.”
Sweeney’s company, which is behind popular online game Fortnite, has been locked in a heated legal battle with Apple over its in-app payment system, which it believes is restrictive for developers and customers. After flouting Apple’s in-app purchase system earlier this year, Fortnite was banned from the App Store. Epic subsequently filed a lawsuit that has placed renewed scrutiny on Apple’s policy of ...
Sweeney’s company, which is behind popular online game Fortnite, has been locked in a heated legal battle with Apple over its in-app payment system, which it believes is restrictive for developers and customers. After flouting Apple’s in-app purchase system earlier this year, Fortnite was banned from the App Store. Epic subsequently filed a lawsuit that has placed renewed scrutiny on Apple’s policy of ...
- 11/18/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says Apple’s plan to reduce the commission it takes on App Store purchases for small businesses may be good for those companies but is “not awesome for consumers.”
Sweeney’s company, which is behind popular online game Fortnite, has been locked in a heated legal battle with Apple over its in-app payment system, which it believes is restrictive for developers and customers. After flouting Apple’s in-app purchase system earlier this year, Fortnite was banned from the App Store. Epic subsequently filed a lawsuit that has placed renewed scrutiny on Apple’s policy of ...
Sweeney’s company, which is behind popular online game Fortnite, has been locked in a heated legal battle with Apple over its in-app payment system, which it believes is restrictive for developers and customers. After flouting Apple’s in-app purchase system earlier this year, Fortnite was banned from the App Store. Epic subsequently filed a lawsuit that has placed renewed scrutiny on Apple’s policy of ...
- 11/18/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fortnite developer Epic Games has filed an injunction against Apple in the hopes of preventing Apple from revoking Epic’s iOS development tools and potentially preventing the Unreal Engine from running on iOS devices.
“Not content simply to remove Fortnite from the App Store, Apple is attacking Epic’s entire business in unrelated areas,” reads part of the legal filing from Epic. “If the Unreal Engine can no longer support Apple platforms, the software developers that use it will be forced to use alternatives. The damage to Epic’s ongoing business and to its reputation and trust with its customers will be unquantifiable and irreparable. Preliminary injunctive relief is necessary to prevent Apple from crushing Epic before this case could ever get to judgement.”
In a separate statement made via Twitter, Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney clarified what he feels this entire ordeal is really all about.
“At the most basic level,...
“Not content simply to remove Fortnite from the App Store, Apple is attacking Epic’s entire business in unrelated areas,” reads part of the legal filing from Epic. “If the Unreal Engine can no longer support Apple platforms, the software developers that use it will be forced to use alternatives. The damage to Epic’s ongoing business and to its reputation and trust with its customers will be unquantifiable and irreparable. Preliminary injunctive relief is necessary to prevent Apple from crushing Epic before this case could ever get to judgement.”
In a separate statement made via Twitter, Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney clarified what he feels this entire ordeal is really all about.
“At the most basic level,...
- 8/18/2020
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
Apple has removed Fortnite from the App Store following Epic Games’ decision to allow mobile players to purchase in-game currency directly from the developer.
“Today, Epic Games took the unfortunate step of violating the App Store guidelines that are applied equally to every developer and designed to keep the store safe for our users,” says Apple in a statement to The Verge. “As a result, their Fortnite app has been removed from the store. Epic enabled a feature in its app which was not reviewed or approved by Apple, and they did so with the express intent of violating the App Store guidelines regarding in-app payments that apply to every developer who sells digital goods or services.”
Apple goes on to say that they will “make every effort to work with Epic to resolve these violations so they can return Fortnite to the App Store” but they do not offer...
“Today, Epic Games took the unfortunate step of violating the App Store guidelines that are applied equally to every developer and designed to keep the store safe for our users,” says Apple in a statement to The Verge. “As a result, their Fortnite app has been removed from the store. Epic enabled a feature in its app which was not reviewed or approved by Apple, and they did so with the express intent of violating the App Store guidelines regarding in-app payments that apply to every developer who sells digital goods or services.”
Apple goes on to say that they will “make every effort to work with Epic to resolve these violations so they can return Fortnite to the App Store” but they do not offer...
- 8/13/2020
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
Epic Games, the publisher behind blockbuster title Fortnite, has announced today a seismic $1.78 million funding round, which it says values the company at $17.3 billion dollars.
The round includes a previously-announced $250 million investment from Sony, which gave it a 1.4% stake in Epic, and which execs at the time said paved the way for further collaborations in gaming and across the larger entertainment landscape.
Other participants in Epic's latest round include Baillie Gifford, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Lightspeed Venture Partners, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, and David Tepper. Existing investors Kkr and Smash Ventures also added to their 2018 investment. Epic, founded in 1991, has now raised a total of $3.6 billion in venture funding, per Crunchbase.
“Having the support of leaders in the financial community accelerates Epic’s efforts to build a new kind of digital ecosystem using real-time 3D technology,...
The round includes a previously-announced $250 million investment from Sony, which gave it a 1.4% stake in Epic, and which execs at the time said paved the way for further collaborations in gaming and across the larger entertainment landscape.
Other participants in Epic's latest round include Baillie Gifford, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Lightspeed Venture Partners, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, and David Tepper. Existing investors Kkr and Smash Ventures also added to their 2018 investment. Epic, founded in 1991, has now raised a total of $3.6 billion in venture funding, per Crunchbase.
“Having the support of leaders in the financial community accelerates Epic’s efforts to build a new kind of digital ecosystem using real-time 3D technology,...
- 8/6/2020
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Boy, Tencent is smart. If you want to get a handle on just how smart, consider this: Last Thursday (July 9th), entertainment-and-electronics giant Sony Corporation announced it was buying a minority stake worth $250 million in Epic Games, maker of Fortnite. Epic recently nailed a $17 billion valuation, meaning Sony’s stake will be worth around 1.5% of the company.
But eight years ago, in summer 2012, Chinese competitor Tencent already spent a comparable sum ($330 million) buying its own stake in Epic. This was five years before Fortnite publicly launched. The deal netted Tencent...
But eight years ago, in summer 2012, Chinese competitor Tencent already spent a comparable sum ($330 million) buying its own stake in Epic. This was five years before Fortnite publicly launched. The deal netted Tencent...
- 7/13/2020
- by Tim Ingham
- Rollingstone.com
Sony has acquired a minor share in Fortnite developer Epic Games via a $250 million investment.
“Epic’s powerful technology in areas such as graphics places them at the forefront of game engine development with Unreal Engine and other innovations,” Sony President and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida said via a statement. “There’s no better example of this than the revolutionary entertainment experience Fortnite. Throughout our investment, we will explore opportunities for further collaboration with Epic to delight and bring value to consumers and the industry at large, not only in games but also across the rapidly evolving digital entertainment landscape.”
Epic founder and CEO Tim Sweeney noted that Sony and Epic “share a vision of real-time 3D social experiences leading to a convergence of gaming, film, and music” and hopes that the two companies can “strive to build an even more open and accessible digital ecosystem for all consumers and content creators alike.
“Epic’s powerful technology in areas such as graphics places them at the forefront of game engine development with Unreal Engine and other innovations,” Sony President and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida said via a statement. “There’s no better example of this than the revolutionary entertainment experience Fortnite. Throughout our investment, we will explore opportunities for further collaboration with Epic to delight and bring value to consumers and the industry at large, not only in games but also across the rapidly evolving digital entertainment landscape.”
Epic founder and CEO Tim Sweeney noted that Sony and Epic “share a vision of real-time 3D social experiences leading to a convergence of gaming, film, and music” and hopes that the two companies can “strive to build an even more open and accessible digital ecosystem for all consumers and content creators alike.
- 7/10/2020
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
Despite the reliance of its contemporaries on loot boxes (cosmetic-only or otherwise) to turn an extra profit, Fortnite – somewhat surprisingly, given its free-to-play nature and scores of unlockables – has never deemed their inclusion necessary. Epic Games has never explicitly stated why it decided to go against the grain in that regard, though thanks to recent comments made by company CEO Tim Sweeney, the reasons for their absence no longer remains a mystery.
Similarly to increasing government legislation deeming them as such, Sweeney revealed during a recent speech at this year’s Dice summit that he considers the monetization model to be a form of gambling. As per The Hollywood Reporter, Sweeney told attendees during his keynote speech:
We have to ask ourselves, as an industry, what we want to be when we grow up. Do we want to be like Las Vegas, with slot machines…or do we want to...
Similarly to increasing government legislation deeming them as such, Sweeney revealed during a recent speech at this year’s Dice summit that he considers the monetization model to be a form of gambling. As per The Hollywood Reporter, Sweeney told attendees during his keynote speech:
We have to ask ourselves, as an industry, what we want to be when we grow up. Do we want to be like Las Vegas, with slot machines…or do we want to...
- 2/13/2020
- by Joe Pring
- We Got This Covered
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