Fortnite’s next season arrives tomorrow, but if you’re on iOS or macOS, you won’t be able to play it, Epic announced today. And we’re learning that’s not all: players on iPhone, iPad, and Mac will also lose cross-play Fortnite multiplayer with non-Apple platforms, Epic confirms to The Verge. That means players on Apple platforms will be stuck on the current version of Fortnite, and…
Activision’s next Call of Duty installment, confirmed last week to be a revival of developer Treyarch’s fan-favorite Black Ops series, will have its work cut out for it. The title is following last year’s Modern Warfare, the most successful COD game in the…
Nintendo is bringing a whole slate of new and remastered games to the Switch, the company announced today via a surprise Direct Mini. Included in its lineup is a remaster of GameCube title Final Fantasy Chronicles; the first three games of the SaGa series: Final Fantasy…
Facebook again criticizes iOS 14 privacy changes, warns of drastic effect on advertising industry
August 26, 2020
Facebook continues to warn advertisers about the effects of the privacy and tracking changes that Apple has planned for iOS 14. While a pair of earlier reports indicated Facebook’s concerns, the company has now published a blog post detailing how advertisers will be affected by iOS 14’s new anti-tracking features.
In the blog post, Facebook explains that it and many advertising partners…
Apple releases iOS 13.7 beta with support for COVID-19 Exposure Notifications without downloading an app [U]
August 26, 2020
Update: As of right now, iOS 13.7 is only available to developers. We will update this post if that changes today. Initially, iOS 13.7 appeared to be rolling out to all users, but we’ve since confirmed that it is a beta release for now.
Apple is releasing iOS 13.7 to…
Fall Guys crosses 7 million copies sold on Steam as it becomes the most downloaded PS Plus game ever
August 26, 2020
Fall Guys’ total world domination continues as Sony on Wednesday morning announced the game has become the most downloaded PlayStation Plus title of all time.
The goofy and playful battle royale platformer, released earlier this month by UK studio Mediatonic, has had about…
Epic says new Fortnite season won’t be released on Mac or iOS due to legal dispute with Apple
August 26, 2020
The battle between Epic Games and Apple over App Store guidelines will have a detrimental effect on the end user. Epic has confirmed today that it will not be released in the latest Fortnite season, Chapter 2: Season 4, for iOS and macOS gamers.
On the same day that Apple kicked Fortnite out of the App Store, Epic said that Fortnite on iPhone and iPad would likely miss out on future updates and…
Password managers have been able to use Android’s autofill APIs for a few years now. In Android 11, the feature is getting a boost. Your keyboard will be able to trigger autofill in Android 11, and now, Dashlane is adding support for that feature.
Dashlane is one of the…
Epic has confirmed it will not be releasing its upcoming Fortnite season, Chapter 2: Season 4, for iOS or macOS, saying the ongoing antitrust feud with Apple over in-app payment processing and other App Store disputes has blocked it from issuing updates and new installs on…
Facebook warns developers iOS 14 could sink app ad revenue
August 26, 2020
Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 will be a disaster for app developers that rely on Facebook’s ad-tracking tools, the social network is warning.
That’s because iOS 14 comes with a series of privacy updates meant to make it harder for apps to scoop up personal data without users’ explicit consent. Among the changes: apps need to ask for permission before they collect Apple’s device identifier.
