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Disney says it will invest $1.5 billion in Epic Games.

Disney gets stock bump after talking Fortnite, Taylor Swift, Moana

12:05pm February 08, 2024

by Elizabeth Blair

At Disney's earnings call, CEO Bob Iger shared plans for a major investment in an Epic Games partnership. Also, a new Moana movie is heading to theaters, and Taylor Swift's concert film to Disney+.

A jury in San Francisco this week ruled that Google has operated as an illegal monopoly in the way it controls its app store. In a separate but related case involving Apple, a court ruled the opposite way.

Epic Games beat Google but lost to Apple in monopoly lawsuits. What does it all mean?

4:16pm December 14, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

The tech giants' app stores are multibillion-dollar money-makers. Now the services are under threat like never before.

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A jury decided Google's Android app store benefits from anticompetitive barriers

8:28pm December 11, 2023

by The Associated Press

The maker of Fortnite sued three years ago, alleging that Google abused its power to shield its Play Store from competition in order to protect a gold mine that makes billions of dollars annually.

The FTC says nearly half of Epic Games' $520 million settlement will go to "refunds for tricking" Fortnite "users into making unwanted charges."

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Could you be eligible for a Fortnite refund?

12:44pm December 20, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

Epic Games has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission $520 million over allegations of privacy violations and unwanted charges. Nearly half of the money will go to refund consumers.

A federal judge on Friday ordered Apple to loosen some of the rules on its App Store for how payments are processed.

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What The Ruling In The Epic Games V. Apple Lawsuit Means For iPhone Users

4:12pm September 13, 2021

by Bobby Allyn

Fortnite maker Epic Games sued Apple over its App Store policies. Now, the federal court's decision could reshape the multibillion-dollar digital economy.

Apple CEO Tim Cook at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in 2020.

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A Judge Rules Apple Must Make It Easier To Shop Outside The App Store

3:38pm September 10, 2021

by Bobby Allyn

The ruling could force Apple to revamp its business model for apps on iPhones and iPads. Fortnite maker Epic Games had sued Apple, saying App Store policies were an abuse of power and hurt developers.

Martin Luther King Jr. gives his "I Have a Dream" speech to a crowd at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963.

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Fortnite Is Letting You Relive MLK's 'I Have A Dream' Speech

3:07pm August 27, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

The video game's new feature takes players back in time to experience Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 1963 speech. But some people worry it sends the wrong message about the civil rights leader.

Tim Sweeney is awarded during the BAFTA Presents Special Award to Epic Games at The London on June 2019. Sweeney told NPR he is suing Apple and Google in a bid to attack practices he claims are monopolistic and exploitative.

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Fortnite Maker Tim Sweeney On Apple and Google: 'These Monopolies Need To Be Stopped'

10:57pm September 10, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The Epic Games CEO tells NPR that the tech titans are abusing their power and exploiting developers by demanding a 30% cut of every app purchase made on a smartphone or tablet.

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Fortnite is releasing its new season, Chapter 2 - Season 4, on Thursday, but it will not be available on iPhones or other Apple devices because of a legal dispute between Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, and Apple over in-app commissions.

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New Fortnite Season Will Not Be Available On iPhones, As Judge Sides With Apple

11:35am August 27, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The maker of the popular Battle Royale game is being banned from Apple's App Store after skirting the tech giant's rule that it receive a 30% cut of every purchase.

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Student Journalists

A Very Real Life Market For Fictional Items

4:31pm April 26, 2019

by Mack Hanna

You'd probably be pretty upset if you get your credit card statement and realize that your child has spent hundreds of dollars on clothing without your knowledge...

Now, what if I told you that those clothes and accessories aren't even for them but instead they're for fictional characters from video games? Yeah, that's happening. To find out more we went to the source - Radio 101 student Mack Hanna talked with middle schoolers about their in-game spending habits.

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