Epic Games Inc. is launching a mobile storefront Friday after legal wrangling with Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google over their app-store practices.
Epic Games Inc. is launching a new mobile storefront Friday after four years of legal wrangling with Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google over their app-store practices. Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney expects Epic Games’ mobile versions of the popular titles 'Fortnite,' 'Rocket League' and 'Fall Guys' to draw in gamers on Android devices worldwide and iOS products in the European Union.
Recent regulatory moves in the EU are opening up the app store market. But in conversations with other game companies, Epic Games’ store head Steve Allison said companies offering their apps outside the Apple universe are worried about so-called friction — cumbersome steps to complete a transaction — citing recent moves by that company.
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