An interview with Tim Sweeney on the Google-Epic settlement, how the Play Store changes impact developers, why Epic's case against Apple is different, and more
It's been 2,030 days since Fortnite was put in jail, with both Google and Apple pulling it down worldwide on August 13, 2020 …
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Our 2020 challenge to Apple and Google brought one immediate gain: both dropped fees from 30% to 15% for small developers: the makers of the 98% of apps that earn 5% of the revenue. The settlement drops Google's comparable long-term rate for large developers from 30% to 20%.
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Tim Sweeney: Epic Games settled antitrust case to lock in gains with Google Store worldwide | exclusive interview - https://gamesbeat.com/...
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Way more detail on the Android settlement. What's the economic impact for developers? Will Steam come to Android? Was there a secret special deal? Was I muzzled? Mff mff mff? Read the Dean Takahashi interview for the scoop.
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Here's our exclusive interview with Tim Sweeney (and a bit of Steve Allison) on Epic Games' settlement with Google and the return of Fortnite worldwide on Android. We got Tim's response to reactions about the benefits for game developers and his thoughts on why Epic decided to
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As part of a reworking of the settlement between Epic and Google, Tim Sweeney has signed away his rights to criticize Google for their Play Store policies until 2032 at the latest.