As promised, and following years of litigation between Apple and Epic Games, Epic Games on Thursday announced plans to bring Fortnite to alternative app store AltStore in the European Union, which will mean the popular game will soon be available to download on iPhones and iPads. AltStore PAL, which was created by developer Riley Testut, […]
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If you’re a European fan of Fortnite, Epic Games’ best-selling title is planning to relaunch on its own iPhone app store. Epic posted to X stating that it has now submitted both the Epic Games Store and the updated Fortnite app to Apple for its required notarization process. The move follows a years-long legal battle […]
When in doubt, play by the rules. Apple on Thursday confirmed that the company will be bringing all of the app ecosystem changes made to iOS in the European Union to iPadOS in the fall. Earlier this week, the European Commission said that iPadOS is also a gatekeeper platform under the Digital Markets Act. Following […]
When attorneys clash, legal events transpire. A series of developments occurred on Wednesday between Apple and several of its largest App Store opponents. First, in a new amicus brief filed in the United States today, Meta, Microsoft, X, and Match Group have teamed up to oppose Appleās proposed anti-steering changes in the United States. Following […]
A number of larger publishers aren’t happy about Apple’s App Store policies and believe they don’t comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). A coalition of 34 companies and associations, including Spotify, Epic Games, Deezer, and Paddle, on Friday sent a joint letter to the European Commission to complain about Apple’s “proposed scheme for compliance” […]