Tim Sweeney says Epic plans to submit Fortnite to the US iOS App Store next week and “puts forth a peace proposal” to end all litigation over App Store policies
Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney has announced that the company will submit Fortnite to the iOS App Store in the U.S. next week.
A US judge rules that Apple violated a 2021 court order to open the App Store to third-party payment options, and refers the case for a criminal investigation
Gonzalez Rogers also referred the case to federal prosecutors to investigate whether Apple committed criminal contempt of court for flouting her 2021 ruling.
Sources: Chinese game publisher NetEase has been directed to divest its overseas holdings, starting with hit game Marvel Rivals, which laid off its Seattle team
Chinese game publisher NetEase raised fears with recent moves that it is unloading as much as all of its overseas holdings …
Twitch creator Kai Cenat completed a “subathon”, streaming 24 hours per day for 30 days, breaking Twitch's record with ~727,700 subscribers in November 2024
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Activision drops team entry fees for its professional Call of Duty League, and will return prior collected fees, as the esports industry faces profit challenges
The teams, including ones owned by sports-business billionaires Robert Kraft and Stan Kroenke, will no longer be required to pay …
Respawn and EA postpone the North American Finals of Apex Legends, after an unknown hacker gave pro players hacks like aimbots and wallhacks during the event
Something rather terrifying has disrupted the North American Finals of Apex Legends, and players are now starting to potentially worry …
Sources: Twitch could cut ~500 employees, or ~35% of its staff, as soon as January 10, after concerns over company losses and several top executives leaving
Move is designed to stem losses after two rounds of layoffs last year. — Amazon.com Inc.'s livestreaming site Twitch is poised …
Activision Blizzard plans to transition away from the Overwatch League to evolve the esports competition in a “new direction”; exiting teams may get $6M
Competitive Overwatch may return, but not in its current form. — Earlier this year, Activision Blizzard expressed doubt …
Twitch CEO Emmett Shear steps down after 16 years at the company, replaced by president Dan Clancy, effective immediately; Shear is a Justin.tv co-founder
My work on Twitch began in October 2006, when Justin, Michael … Jay Peters / The Verge : Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is resigning James Batchelor / GamesIndustry.biz : Twitch CEO Emmet...
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki plans to step down after nine years, to be replaced by Neal Mohan as SVP and head of YouTube; Wojcicki was Google's 16th employee
One of the most prominent women in tech — and one of Google's earliest employees — is leaving the company.
After a streamer admits to scamming viewers, Twitch plans to prohibit streaming unlicensed gambling sites with slots, roulette, or dice starting on October 18
As the conversation concerning Twitch and the platform's allowance of gambling streams continues to swirl, the platform has struck its first blow.
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins announces that from now on, he will simultaneously stream on Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter
The mainstays of Twitch's ‘Fortnite’ era recently made big moves. The receptions were quite different.
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins announces that from now on, he will simultaneously stream on Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter
The mainstays of Twitch's ‘Fortnite’ era recently made big moves. The receptions were quite different.
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins says he will be simultaneously streaming on Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter
The mainstays of Twitch's ‘Fortnite’ era recently made big moves. The receptions were quite different. — Not so long ago, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins was nigh-inescapable on Twitch.
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins says he will be simultaneously streaming on Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter
The mainstays of Twitch's ‘Fortnite’ era recently made big moves. The receptions were quite different. — Not so long ago, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins was nigh-inescapable on Twitch.
Court docs: Epic's total gross revenue was $5.6B in 2018 and $4.2B in 2019, with the vast majority of revenue coming from Fortnite
New financial figures were revealed as part of Epic Games' antitrust case against Apple — After a meteoric rise to popularity in 2018 …