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Fresh off his company’s monumental court victory over Google, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says he has a theory for why a federal jury determined Google was running an illegal monopoly with its app store: The company left too much of a paper trail to ignore.
Epic Games CEO, founder and majority owner Tim Sweeney took to Twitter to savor Epic’s antitrust victory over Google in federal court on Monday. He also personally thanked the jurors in the case. And Cary-based Epic declared the jury’s unanimous decision a “victory for all app developers and consumers.”
A federal court jury has decided that Google's Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire.
Jurors in the Epic Games-Google antitrust trial over the banning of Epic's big hit Fortnite from the Google app store were read instructions for handling their role in the case on Monday.
Epic Games' antitrust suit against Google is moving close to completion. Both companies are scheduled to present their closing arguments in federal court Monday after failing to agree to a settlement.
Yes, those globally popular and enduring, likable bricks and characters that generate $9 billion a year in revenues for LEGO are now available to build digitally just about anything within safe guidelines crafted by the two companies.
Epic Games' megahit Fortnite adds a new dimension of "worldbuilding" today, going live with a new game LEGO Fortnite. Be sure to check out the embedded video trailer.
CARY – An executive from Epic Games said Thursday that the “Coalition for App Fairness” launched in 2021 as it […]
“We want the jury to find Google has violated the law so the court can force Google to stop these practices,” Epic CEO Tim Sweeney tells a federal court jury in his company's antitrust suit against Google. Epic also sued Apple. The Google trial continues Tuesday. .
Google once offered Epic Games $147 million to include its Fortnite game in the Google app store but Epic initially rejected the deal, according to documents seen in the Epic-Google antitrust suit that opened on Monday.
If you were wondering why your teenager was glued to video games this weekend, the answer may be the launch of Fortnite OG. Embroiled in antitrust fights with both tech giants Apple and Google, Epic Games’ Fortnite connects with millions despite being banned from both app stores of the companies they are fighting.
Epic Games goes against Google – another David vs. Goliath battle – in a federal court trial today over its latest antitrust suit as it did Apple. And the Cary game and entertainment technology company despite losing any ally in the case.
CEO Tim Sweeney announced that Epic Games, the developer of the globally popular game Fortnite, is laying off about 830 employees across the company.
Epic Games, the developer of the globally popular game Fortnite, is laying off about 830 employees across the company.
Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter
Millions of Fortnite users can now claim their small part of the $245 million that the game's parent company agreed to pay as part of a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission.
Millions of Fortnite users can now claim their small part of the $245 million that the game’s parent company agreed to pay as part of a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission. Here are the details.
Prolific “X” (Twitter) poster Eric Sweeney, the CEO of Cary-based Epic Games, and his company have so far stayed quiet about its latest legal setback in suing Apple over antitrust claims. Sweeney’s only response as of early Wednesday evening was to “retweet” a post from Bloomberg News about the case.
In losing on almost all the points it made in an antitrust suit against Apple after it banned Epic's "Fortnite," Epic Game's one "victory" remains a threat to the $3 trillion tech giant.
"Ranked" options for Battle Royale and Zero Build are on the way, the Fortnite team at Cary-based Epic Games announced over the weekend. Here's the latest as well as a link to an extensive FAQ.
Epic Games made an investment in Brazil-based Aquiris game studio a year ago and on Wednesday announced it had acquired the privately held firm. The mission: "create groundbreaking content and social experiences within Fortnite."
Cary-based Epic Games returned this week to the big Game Developers Conference - perhaps the most important event in the gaming industry - and unveiled a host of updates for its Unreal game engine as well as Fortnite - from improved realism to monetization opportunities. Here's the latest as provided by Epic in a blog post.
Epic Games originally planned to release the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) in December of last year, but the release was pushed to January, then pushed again to March. Hear why creators have been anxiously awaiting its release.
It's official now. As of Wednesday evening the Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously to finalize its order that Cary-based Epic Games pay more than $500 million due to complaints about customer privacy related to Epic's globally popular Fortnite game.
Epic Games' Fortnite - in older versions - has remained available on Apple devices and Google Play. But as of month's end new restrictions from Epic will further limit access to the global hit as legal disputes with Apple and Google drag on.
In a tweet to celebrate the new year, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said, "Next year on iOS!" followed by an image of a Fortnite character looking up at fireworks that spell out 2023. What's he thinking?