Epic Games’ fight against media giants continues at full speed. Epic Games, which does not step back against both Google and Apple; He filed a lawsuit against both companies regarding the commission received from in-app payments and the subsequent dispute and the removal of Fortnite from Google Play and App Store. Epic Games and Google The winner of the lawsuit between Epic Games was Epic Games.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is happy!
After it became clear that the case had been won, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney shared a post on his personal Twitter (X) account; “Victory over Google! After 4 weeks of detailed court testimony, a California jury ruled against the Google Play monopoly on all counts. The court’s work on solutions will begin in January. Thanks for everyone’s support and belief! Free Fortnite!” said.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney“Epic and Google’s antitrust case starts on Monday morning,” he posted on November 6, 2023. See you on the other side!” His post quoting his post was viewed hundreds of thousands of times and liked thousands of times in a short time. Here is that post:
After his own post, it was observed that Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney was extremely happy and re-shared (RT) the posts of many Twitter (X) users who congratulated Epic Games and stated that they were right.
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The Dispute Between Epic Games and Google Started in 2020
The dispute between Google and Epic Games focused on “payment for in-app purchases” started in 2020. Google, which wanted to take a 30 percent commission from payments in Fortnite, was warned by Epic Games, claiming that this was not legal. Realizing that it could not generate income from Fortnite, Google quickly game from Google Play lifted.
A similar process occurred with Apple. Apple too, Fortnite’s App Store He started a legal fight with Epic Games by not allowing him to take part in the game. Epic Games won the case in question in recent months, but the case was appealed by Apple.
Although it is not yet clear whether Google will appeal the outcome of this case, it is certain that Epic Games has won a great victory. As you may remember, while the process of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard for approximately 70 billion dollars continues, Epic Games He was involved in the process and brought many game companies to the market.
It Sells Games in TL in Turkey, Too!
Epic Games, which draws attention with its player-friendliness, continues to sell games in TL in our country. It started to become a popular destination for players after Steam switched to the dollar. Epic Games Store in Turkey increases its market share.
Epic Games, which has achieved great success with Fortnite, which has millions of players, continues to develop the game at full speed, despite the embargo imposed by large companies. last week 3 new games for Fortnite Epic Games had published the first of these, LEGO Fortnite.