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Epic reportedly offered Sony $200 million for PlayStation exclusives

May 10, 2021VG247

Epic Games has reportedly courted Sony to release its first-party games exclusively on the Epic Games Store.The Epic Games vs. Apple trial continues to be a goldmine in revealing the corporate wheeling and dealing that goes on behind the scenes in the ultra-secretive video game industry.Watch on YouTubeThe latest reveal concerns Epic Games’ ambitions to have the Epic Games Store become the first destination for players to buy Microsoft, Sony and even Nintendo first-party exclusives. Among several tactics to grow the store’s userbase, Epic proposed a strategy to convince the top console platform holders to bring their games to PC.The…

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Epic spent $11.6 million on EGS freebies in its first nine months alone, according to court documents

May 4, 2021VG247

Part of Epic Games’ strategy to carve out a share in the digital PC market was laid bare thanks to its trial with Apple.Epic Games, through its trial with Apple over anti-trust concerns, has submitted a number of documents detailing several aspects of how it manages the Epic Games Store business on PC, as well as its relations with partners.Watch on YouTubeIt’s how we learned about Sony’s cross-play fees, how much money Epic spent on the Borderlands 3 exclusive and much more.One other reveal Epic made was detailing exactly how much money was given to every developer and publisher whose…

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Epic vs. Apple court documents reveal why Sony was against cross-play for so long, and how this changed

May 4, 2021VG247

New documents unearthed in Epic’s trial with Apple have revealed just how averse Sony has been to the prospect of cross-play.Cross-play is one of those things Sony has long had a hard line on for seemingly no reason. The platform holder initially blocked the ability for PlayStation players to play games with friends on other platforms.Watch on YouTubeAt the start, this affected a small subset of games like Rocket League and several other smaller games, but it all came to a head when Epic Games really pushed for it with Fortnite. Sony eventually allowed cross-play, and many multiplayer games have…

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Apple terminates Epic’s developer account on the App Store

August 29, 2020VG247

By Stephany Nunneley, Saturday, 29 August 2020 17:03 GMT This means that any Epic Games title available on the App Store has been removed.Apple has terminated the developer account of Epic Games, and it is no longer able to sell its mobile titles on the App Store.Epic Games is still free to develop the Unreal Engine for iOS due to a restraining order, which means games developed by third-parties using Unreal Engine are still available in the store.“We are disappointed that we have had to terminate the Epic Games account on the App Store,” Apple said in a statement to 9to5Mac.“We…

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Apple responds to Epic Games lawsuit, claims company asked for a “special deal”

August 22, 2020VG247

Apple has responded to Epic’s filing over its pulling Fortnite off the App Store, stating that not only is Epic’s stance the company is retaliating not true, but that CEO Tim Sweeney asked for a “special deal.”According to emails included in Apple’s response to the Epic suit, it was alleged that Epic Games asked for a special arrangement with Apple, which was specifically requested by Epic CEO Tim Sweeney.Apple stated the email, which was sent on June 30, Epic was asking for a deal that would “fundamentally change the way in which Epic offers apps on Apple’s iOS platform,” and…

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