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[unable to retrieve full-text content] Epic v. Google: a battle over Fortnite fees goes to court  The Verge Fortnite maker Epic Games takes Google to court  BBC.com Google Play’s ‘Bribe and Block’ Ploy Hurt Rivals, Epic Says  Yahoo Finance Source link

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Google created a task force to deter Android users from downloading the popular game Fortnite outside of its Play Store, Epic Games alleged in an unredacted court filing made public on Monday. The move helped Google lock in fees from the game but contradicted the idea of Android being an “open” platform, according to the legal filing from Epic, which makes Fortnite. Epic has sued Google and Apple and accused them of operating monopolies by levying 30 per cent fees on in-app… Source link

Yahoo is leaving the China market, suspending its services there as of Monday amid what it says is an “increasingly challenging” business and legal environment. Foreign technology firms have been pulling out or downsizing their operations in mainland China as a strict data privacy law specifying how companies collect and store data takes effect. Such companies have decided the regulatory uncertainty and reputational risks outweigh the advantages of staying in the huge market. Which foreign… Source link

by Jing Xuan Teng US internet services company Yahoo said on Tuesday it has pulled out of mainland China, becoming the latest tech firm to withdraw as a crackdown by Beijing on the industry gathers pace. The move comes just days after American gaming giant Epic said it will shut its popular game “Fortnite” following the imposition of strict curbs on the world’s biggest gaming market. Yahoo. Photo: Pixabay. Beijing has embarked on a wide-ranging regulatory clampdown on a… Source link

Google considered buying Epic Games as the companies sparred over Epic’s Fortnite Android app, according to newly unsealed court filings. Last night, Google lifted some of its redactions in Epic’s antitrust complaint against Google, which Epic amended and refiled last month. The complaint still omits many details about Google’s dealings with specific companies, but the new details reflect internal Google communications about competition on the Android platform. Epic claims Google… Source link

He has a job that kids can only dream of: playing video games and making money (lots of money) from it. Lachlan Power, an industrious and charming 25-year-old from Australia, has built an empire creating videos of himself screaming, laughing and narrating as he plays online games. He started with Minecraft, but it’s Fortnite, the Epic Games phenomenon, that catapulted him to global fame. Today, his YouTube channel (GOOG, GOOGL) has nearly 15 million subscribers, with 4.7 billion views and… Source link

Fortnite maker Epic is closer to winning its battle with Apple and Google. CNET … Source link

Even if you aren’t a fan of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers or the Kansas City Chiefs, you can get into the Super Bowl fun, starting Tuesday in “Fortnite.” In advance of the big game Sunday, gamers can check into a Verizon 5G Stadium within the popular video game “Fortnite” starting Monday and play four football-inspired games and find some other hidden perks. Then on Tuesday and Friday, NFL players including Tua Tagovailoa and Kyler Murray will join pro gamers Myth and KittyPlays on a livestream… Source link