[ad_1] If you somehow missed how all of this started, on August 13th Epic’s Fortnite Mega Drop on iOS and Android included an option for players to pay for the game’s in-game currency directly. Epic offered a discount to those who took advantage of this option. Both Apple and Google removed Fortnite from their respective […]
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‘Fall Guys’ will use the same anti-cheat software as ‘Fortnite’
[ad_1] We’re really sorry about the cheating problem! We’re expanding the current detection system this week to improve things We also have a BIG update in the next couple of weeks that adds the same anti-cheat used by games such as Fortnite Thanks for bearing with us! [Not BeanBot] — Fall Guys | BeanBot Activated […]
Epic Games asks a court to make Apple put ‘Fortnite’ back in the App Store
[ad_1] Termination of Epic’s developer account also removed its other games from the App Store, including some Apple had previously used to show off its development platforms. The judge already ruled that Apple can’t kick Unreal Engine as a whole off of its platform, for now, and now Epic is pushing to get back the […]
Ninja and MrBeast are getting ‘Fall Guys’ skins after $1 million charity contest
[ad_1] A team that includes Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has won the charity competition to have their likeness included in Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, the adorable but deceptively brutal battle royale everyone on Twitch has been playing. At nearly the last minute of the two-week-long competition, the popular Fortnite streamer said he would team up with […]
Apple officially unplugs Epic from the App Store
[ad_1] Right on schedule, Apple has terminated the App Store account Epic Games used to support and maintain Fortnite. Epic warned iOS and macOS users earlier in the week it would no longer have the ability to update Fortnite after August 28th, and now that’s the case. Outside of the popular battle royale, the developer […]
FaZe and Tfue have settled their lawsuit and said goodbye
[ad_1] There are no details about the terms of the settlement, but Tfue and FaZe are over. Tfue initially sued FaZe in May 2019, when he was the No. 1 Fortnite streamer in the world. He’d been playing under the FaZe banner for a year, but he wanted out of his contract, arguing that it […]
Microsoft backs Epic’s request to keep using Apple developer tools
[ad_1] The move was linked to an Epic memorandum supporting the Fortnite creator’s attempt to maintain access. Epic rejected Apple’s belief that Epic hadn’t provided evidence of significant harm to the Unreal Engine, pointing to both earlier documents and Microsoft’s support as proof. Epic further claimed that Apple was overreaching by threatening to take away […]
Caught between Epic, Apple and Google, indie devs watch and wait
[ad_1] “In the end, it’s likely mostly one or multiple of the giant multi-million and billion and trillion corporations will win big,” Ismail said. “The question is how much ‘collateral’ damage is done to the small developers on the way.” After baiting Apple and Google into removing Fortnite from their mobile storefronts this month, Epic […]
‘Fortnite’ teases a Marvel theme for the next season
[ad_1] There have been a few Fortnite and Marvel crossovers already. Back in 2018, there was a limited-time mode in which you could play as supervillain Thanos if you grabbed the Infinity Gauntlet from somewhere on the map. Last year, to mark the release of Avengers: Endgame, you could wield Avengers weapons against Thanos in […]
Engadget Podcast: Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review and Fortnite v. Apple
[ad_1] This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat about what it’s like to live with the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Samsung’s biggest new phone. Plus, they dive into Epic’s war with Apple over the App Store, as well as how Facebook is still trying (and failing) to make Instagram a Tiktok killer. Listen below, or subscribe […]