When Epic Games blasted Google last year over its revenue cut for Play Store apps, its CEO Tim Sweeney pretty much conceded that Apple deserved its 30% share because of the work it puts into its App Store. The events of the past few days, however, suggests that Epic Games may have actually had a different opinion as it set … Continue reading
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If you thought that maybe Apple and Epic would come to some kind of settlement agreement over Fortnite soon, think again. In a statement released to The Verge, it seems that Apple has no plan to make an exception for a company like Epic, whose Fortnite title was bringing in a ton of money for the company due to in-app purchases.
According to the statement, “The App Store is designed to be a safe and trusted place for users and a great business opportunity for all developers. Epic has been one of the most successful developers on the App Store, growing into a multibillion dollar business that reaches millions of iOS customers around the world.”
Apple adds, “We very much want to keep the company as part of the Apple Developer Program and their apps on the Store. The problem Epic has created for itself is one that can easily be remedied if they submit an update of their app that reverts it to comply with the guidelines they agreed to and which apply to all developers. We won’t make an exception for Epic because we don’t think it’s right to put their business interests ahead of the guidelines that protect our customers.”
Apple has since removed Fortnite from the App Store which prompted Epic to file a lawsuit against them. Epic is also claiming that Apple is retaliating by removing Epic’s access to developer tools which could have a negative impact on other Epic games as well as games that are powered by the Unreal Engine Epic.
Apple Is Adamant That They Will Not Make An Exception For Epic
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Apple’s Touch Bar feature is kind of hit or miss. While it is no doubt a fantastic idea on paper, in reality, it isn’t quite the killer feature that we’re sure Apple was hoping it would be and how it would change the landscape of laptop computing. However, the good news is that Apple could apparently be working on a second-gen Touch Bar.
This is according to a tweet by leakster Komiya who claims that a second-gen Touch Bar could be in development. At this point in time, it is unclear what kind of changes that Apple could make to a second-gen Touch Bar. Right now the issue really isn’t with the hardware itself, but the software and how apps take advantage of it.
Because there are no set rules on what apps can do with it, the experience varies from app to app. For example, some photo or video editing apps might have more use for Touch Bar than other apps like social media apps or word processing software. As such, not everyone sees the need or use for the hardware feature.
We’re not sure what kind of changes Apple might make to it that would make it more attractive, but perhaps we could be looking at an improved display, maybe even haptic feedback so that users can feel what they’re touching. Either way, take it with a grain of salt for now and hopefully we’ll have more details in the near future.
Second-Gen Touch Bar For Apple Laptops Could Be In Development
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One of the favorite models used by developers and publishers of video games these days is to either sell the game for a fixed price or give it away for free, but also include the ability to make microtransactions for cosmetic items, unlocking additional content, and so on. This is a smart model as it allows companies to make more money than selling the game once.
Unfortunately, sometimes this can lead to players spending more money than they would normally do, especially amongst kids who might take their parents’ credit cards and spend without their knowledge. So much so that over in Australia, it seems that it has become a requirement where games that are sold in physical format will need to be labelled if it offers any kind of in-game purchases.
There have been many debates in the past regarding in-game purchases for items such as loot boxes. According to a recent report from the NSW Government Responsible Gambling Fund, they have identified a key link between the desire to purchase loot boxes and the development of a problematic gambling habit.
Developers and publishers are still allowed to sell their games as per normal, but these labels are meant to help gamers better identify games that might have in-game purchases and decide for themselves if this is something that they want to support.
Australian Law Requires Physical Games To State If They Have In-Game Purchases
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