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July 4, 2025

Epic Games

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Fortnite offline on Apple’s iOS worldwide

May 23, 2025 Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Michael Liedtke

NEW YORK — Cary-based Epic Games says Fortnite is now unavailable on Apple’s iOS globally because the tech giant blocked a bid to rerelease the popular video game for iPhone users in the U.S. and […]

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Court sides with Epic Games in App Store case

May 9, 2025 Barbara Ortutay

Apple plans to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that the iPhone maker willfully violated a court injunction in an antitrust case filed by Cary-based Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite. Apple, which reported its quarterly […]

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Fortnite players ‘tricked’ into unwanted purchases starting to get refunds

December 13, 2024 Wyatte Grantham-Philips

NEW YORK — U.S. consumers who were “tricked” into purchases they didn’t want from Fortnite maker Epic Games are now starting to receive refund checks, the Federal Trade Commission said this week. Back in 2022, […]

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Epic Games sues Google, Samsung over ‘Auto-Blocker’ phone setting

October 5, 2024 The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung on Monday, accusing the tech companies of coordinating to block third-party competition in application distribution on Samsung devices. At issue is Samsung’s “Auto […]

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Epic Games accuses Google of bullying and bribing to block competition to its Android app store

November 8, 2023 The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Monday confronted the second major U.S. antitrust trial in two months to cast the internet powerhouse as a brazen bully that uses its immense wealth and people’s dependence on one […]

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Appeals court upholds Apple’s control of iPhone app store

April 25, 2023 Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

An appeals court on Monday upheld Apple’s exclusive control over the distribution of iPhone apps, rejecting the latest attempt to force one of the world’s most powerful companies to dismantle the digital walls protecting its […]

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Fortnite maker to pay $520M for privacy, e-commerce abuses 

December 21, 2022 The Associated Press

CARY — The maker of the popular Fortnite video game will pay $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle complaints revolving around children’s privacy and its payment methods that tricked players into making unintended […]

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Epic Games appeals ruling in lawsuit alleging Apple monopoly

September 13, 2021 Tom Krisher, Associated Press

Epic Games filed notice that is appealing a federal judge’s decision in a lawsuit alleging that Apple has been running an illegal monopoly that stifles competition. The maker of the popular Fortnite video game said […]

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Judge loosens Apple’s grip on app store in Epic decision

September 10, 2021 Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

SAN RAMON, Calif. — A federal judge ordered Apple to dismantle part of the competitive barricade guarding its closely run app store, threatening one of the iPhone maker’s biggest moneymakers. Such a change could potentially […]

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Apple loosens app store payment rules in lawsuit settlement

August 27, 2021 Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

BERKELEY, Calif. — Apple has agreed to let developers of iPhone apps email their users about cheaper ways to pay for digital subscriptions and media by circumventing a commission system that generates billions of dollars […]

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