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  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    FT CollectionsTech Exchange
    Tim Sweeney: Epic will fight Apple and Google to keep the metaverse open

    ‘Fortnite’ game creator says tech giants must not be allowed to use monopoly power to dominate new platforms, as they do with smartphone apps

  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
    LexJune Yoon
    The Lex Newsletter: Epic’s Unreal Engine powers Sony’s realistic hopes Premium content

    Graphics software could slash costs for Japanese group across its music, movie and gaming businesses

  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
    #techFT
    Ignore the metaverse. The real value in gaming is intellectual property

    Sony and Microsoft say recent deals will help create virtual worlds but the immediate prize is having the best games portfolio

  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
    Epic Games secures $2bn from Sony and Lego to build gaming metaverse

    Deal values Fortnite maker at $31.5bn as groups battle competition from Microsoft

  • Friday, 28 January, 2022
    Apple Inc
    Apple vs Epic lawsuit twist as DoJ and 35 US states weigh in

    Microsoft also submits filings as ‘Fortnite’ maker challenges App Store antitrust ruling

  • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
    Gaming
    Epic says Google set up a ‘Fortnite task force’ to protect fees

    Game maker’s legal filing claims Android parent waged a campaign to ‘maintain monopoly’

  • Wednesday, 10 November, 2021
    Technology sector
    Apple told to comply with order to open up App Store

    Federal judge says tech group engaged in ‘incipient antitrust conduct’ to stop external payments

  • Thursday, 14 October, 2021
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    LeBron James’s media group gets backing from Nike and RedBird Capital

    Deal also involves Fenway and values SpringHill at $725m

  • Monday, 13 September, 2021
    LexApple Inc
    Apple/Epic: iPhone 13 will overshadow App Store case   Premium content

    Sticking with Apple’s payment system could be the easiest option for most app developers

  • Friday, 10 September, 2021
    ExplainerApple Inc
    Judge opens Apple’s App Store to competition

    Ruling in Epic Games case will allow developers in the US to bypass tech group’s in-app payment tool

  • Friday, 10 September, 2021
    Apple Inc
    Apple’s grip on App Store loosened by US judge

    iPhone maker branded ‘anti-competitive’ in case brought by Epic Games

  • Friday, 10 September, 2021
    Apple Inc
    Epic takes fight with Apple over online payments to South Korea

    Games developer seeks to have ‘Fortnite’ rejoin App Store under groundbreaking new law

  • Wednesday, 26 May, 2021
    Lex
    Lex Midweek Letter: Apple’s Epic fight Premium content

    Billions of dollars are at stake in tech giant’s battle with ‘Fortnite’ creator over App Store fees

  • Tuesday, 25 May, 2021
    ExplainerApple Inc
    Epic vs Apple: what we learnt from the trial that could change the iPhone

    Some observers said Tim Cook’s testimony was a turning point in the fight over App Store fees

  • Monday, 24 May, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast8 min listen
    The final day of courtroom battle between Apple and Epic Games

    The Apple-Epic battle ends today, and the EU plans to provide weapons in conflict zones

  • Friday, 21 May, 2021
    Apple Inc
    Cook grilled over App Store fees as Epic battle reaches climax

    Judge quizzes Apple chief over ‘disproportionate’ share of commissions paid by iPhone gamers

  • Friday, 21 May, 2021
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    Cook takes stand in Epic case

    WeWork losses quadruple, crypto crapshoot, Snap’s AR Spectacles

  • Monday, 3 May, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Epic vs Apple, Serbs fret over Chinese factory pollution

    Epic Games’ antitrust lawsuit against Apple is set to start today

  • Tuesday, 27 April, 2021
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    EU to join Epic in App Store actions

    Tesla margins disappoint, Turkish crypto crackdown, Apple’s OS updates

  • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
    Apple Inc
    Apple engineer likened App Store security to ‘butter knife in gunfight’

    Revelation part of legal documents released by Epic Games ahead of antitrust trial

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Apple Inc
    Epic Games files EU antitrust complaint against Apple

    Filing is latest shot in escalating feud between ‘Fortnite’ developer and Silicon Valley giant

  • Thursday, 24 September, 2020
    Apple Inc
    Developers form coalition to fight Apple over App Store practices

    Group that includes Spotify and Epic Games to lobby against alleged anti-competitive behaviour

  • Friday, 18 September, 2020
    LexTencent Holdings Ltd
    Tencent/US: Epic battle Premium content

    Until global data privacy standards are agreed upon, everybody stands to lose

  • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
    Apple Inc
    Apple fires back at ‘Fortnite’ maker in fee dispute

    App Store owner files a countersuit in latest escalation of its legal battle with Epic Games

  • Friday, 28 August, 2020
    Person in the News
    Tim Sweeney, ‘Fortnite’ billionaire in an epic fight

    Founder of video game group leads the charge against smartphone gatekeepers Apple and Google

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