Disturbed by the commission practices of the Steam, Tim Sweeneyfounder of Epic Gamesexchanged tense emails with Gabe Newellleader of Valve. Thus, both also discussed the emergence of the Epic Games Store and how this could impact the market with a new competitor. However, what really caught our attention were the insults uttered.
Through an email leak, Sweeney launched severe criticisms against the policies of the Valve. The founder of Epic Games labeled the team “idiots“. In this way, according to him, rivals favored large companies to the detriment of smaller developers. Valve’s retaliation came through Scott LynchCOO of the company, with an ironic comment: “Are you angry, friend?“.
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This week, the Epic Games again accused the Apple of not complying with an injunction that governs the operation of the App Store in relation to payment methods. Thus, the dispute between the companies gained a new chapter. This is because the developer responsible for the game Fortnite asked the Court of U.S that condemns the technology giant.
According to the EpicThe Apple did not comply with the injunction that forced the company to allow app developers to include links and buttons that direct users to an external website when paying for purchases. However, the technology giant made targeting links “commercially unusable” within the app store. Furthermore, big tech would be prohibiting the use of links.
The ongoing dispute between Apple and Epic Games has reached a new critical point. It resulted in direct consequences for iPhone and iPad users, who have been waiting for Fortnite to return. Epic revealed that its developer account was banned by the company in Europe. Thus, the developer was prevented from making Fortnite available on iOS devices in the region.
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