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Epic's parody of Apple's 1984 ad ends with #FreeFortnite

August 14, 2020
As part of its response to Apple delisting Fortnite from the App Store, Epic Games shared a new short that repurposes the tech giant’s iconic 1984 ad, complete with original 4:3 aspect ratio. The video features a Fortnite avatar tossing a unicorn-shaped hammer at a monitor that displays a big brother-like figure that is obviously a stand-in for Apple. It’s not subtle, but then neither was the…
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Epic is suing Google over Fortnite’s removal from the Google Play Store

August 14, 2020
Epic Games has filed suit against Google over alleged antitrust violations, just hours after seeing Fortnite dropped from the both the Google Play Store and iOS App store and filing a similar lawsuit against Apple. Epic’s complaint alleges that Google’s payment restrictions on the Play Store constitute a monopoly, and thus a violation of both the Sherman Act and California’s Cartwright…
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Epic Games sues Apple over App Store rules, says it would create a competing iOS app store if allowed

August 14, 2020
Epic Games has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple today, following the removal of Fortnite from the App Store. Epic argues that Apple has used a “series of anti-competitive restraints and monopolistic practices,” specifically citing the App Store and associate In-App Purchase guidelines. The backstory: Epic Games snuck in a direct payments feature to the Fortnite app on iPhone and…
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Xbox boss on the phyiscs of the PlayStation 5’s design

August 14, 2020
When designing the look of a video game console, engineers must account for a number of important variables. Chief among these is heat, and it sounds like that was an even bigger issue for the upcoming generation of consoles: the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. Xbox boss…
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Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store

August 14, 2020
Apple has removed Epic Games’ battle royale game Fortnite from the App Store after the developer on Thursday implemented its own in-app payment system that bypassed Apple’s standard 30 percent fee. The decision marks a significant escalation in the feud between Epic and…
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Epic will mock Apple’s most iconic ad as possible revenge for Fortnite’s App Store ban

August 14, 2020
Hot on the heels of Apple banning Fortnite from the App Store, Epic Games has announced that it’ll premiere a new short film within the game called Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite, in an obvious parody of Apple’s iconic 1984 commercial that introduced the original Macintosh computer. The original advertisement, directed by Ridley Scott, portrayed Apple (and the Macintosh) as a rebellious upstart…
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