Apple’s $1.9B EU fine for app store barriers could foreshadow gaming changes
The European Commission fined Apple $1.9 billion (1.8 billion euros) today for putting barriers in place for music apps in its app store. Unlock...
Epic Games Store hits 270M PC users, up 17% from 2022
Epic Games said the Epic Games Store has hit 270 million PC players in 2023, up 40 million, or 17% from 2022. Unlock premium...
Epic Games plans return to iOS in Europe thanks to DMA
Epic Games revealed today that it’s planning to return to Apple’s digital storefront this year, at least in Europe. After having parted ways with...
The future of Xbox: Is there method in the madness? | Kaser Focus
Is everything okay over at Xbox? That’s the prevailing question this week, as the games publisher/console manufacturer seems to be making some strange business...
The metaverse is back. But let’s not call it the metaverse | The DeanBeat
When Disney shut down its metaverse division on March 28, 2023, the end of the 50-person division was interpreted as doom for the metaverse,...
All the things Disney’s Bob Iger said about the $1.5B investment in Epic and the new Disney universe
Disney CEO Bob Iger gave air time in today’s earnings call to the partnership where Disney will invest $1.5 billion in Epic Games to...
Disney invests $1.5B in Fortnite maker Epic Games to build a persistent game universe
Disney is investing $1.5 billion for an equity stake in Fortnite and Unreal Engine maker Epic Games as part of a broader partnership to...
Epic Games CEO blasts Apple for ‘malicious compliance’ with EU Digital Markets Act
Apple announced its plan today to comply with “gatekeeper” restrictions in the European Union’s Digital Markets Act today. But with the ink barely dry...
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Apple v. Epic antitrust appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined a request to hear the antitrust case between Apple and Fortnite and Unreal Engine developer, Epic Games. Both...
Lawyers, leading voices weigh in on Epic antitrust win over Google
This afternoon, a jury handed Epic Games a win in its antitrust lawsuit against Google. For three years, the game publisher has sued both...