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Apple claims Epic is trying to ‘micromanage’ its business operations in a new court filing

14Apr

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Apple claims Epic is trying to ‘micromanage’ its business operations in a new court filing

Last month, Epic Games filed a motion asking a California judge to hold Apple in contempt for what it claims are violations of a 2021 injunction relating to the company’s App Store practices. Now, Apple is asking the judge to reject Epic’s request, alleging in a new filing spotted by that the motion is an attempt to “micromanage Apple’s business operations in a way that would increase Epic’s profitability.”The original injunction by US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers required Apple to let developers provide an option for external payment methods, which would allow them to avoid fees of up to 30 percent on App Store and in-app purchases. Apple for developers in January that do allow linking to external websites for purchasing alternatives, but the new rules also require they get Ap...

Epic Games’ Unreal Money Engine

In the battle royale of video game development, the gaming giant behind Fortnite is betting that crowdsourcing will lead to its next blockbuster title. And in just six months, the new program has turned a handful of amateur developers into millionaires. By Matt Craig, Forbes Staff Epic Games threw the hottest party on the internet last weekend when a record 6.2 million concurrent players dropped into gaming areas Titled Towers and Greasy Grove on Saturday to celebrate the rerelease of Fortnite’s original 2018 map. The launch of Fortnite OG was a powerful reminder of just how much the AAA title (gamespeak for blockbusters) means to Epic spiritually and financially. When Fortnite launched in 2017, Epic was a 500-person company—known primarily for producing the Gears of War franchise and c...

This gorgeous-looking game lets you control a colony of photorealistic ants

The world of ants is a mysterious one, as we’re about the Soon we’ll be able to get a more hands-on approach with everyone’s favorite picnic-ruiners, thanks to the forthcoming insect sim Empire of the Ants. The game’s based on the and has you controlling a heroic ant to protect your massive colony.Publisher Microids and developer Tower Five just dropped a trailer and these are perhaps the most photorealistic ants ever seen in a video game. As a matter of fact, the whole trailer’s teeming with eye candy, which makes sense given the title was built using Plus it’s not just one or two ants on screen, as in-game footage shows hundreds of the little buggers doing their thing, complete with a photorealistic forest down to the pebbles and dirt on the floor.As for gameplay, the devs liken it ...