Epic ending partnerships with non-competitive mobile stores
Epic Games Store expected to launch on Android and iOS with 12% store fee for Epic payments, 0% for third-party payments
Epic Games to distribute mobile titles on third-party app stores
Fortnite leaving Samsung Galaxy Store due to alleged anti-competitive practices
Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite and other popular titles, has announced its intention to distribute its mobile games to third-party app stores that offer fair deals for all developers. This move comes as a protest against Samsung's alleged anti-competitive practices and blocking of side-loading on Android devices through the Samsung Galaxy Store.
Fortnite and other Epic Games titles will be leaving the Samsung Galaxy Store, with Fortnite set to return to iPhones in the European Union via AltStore. The Epic Games Store is also expected to launch on Android and iOS devices in the EU, offering developers a store fee of 12% for payments processed by Epic and 0% for third-party payments.
Epic has stated that it will end distribution partnerships with mobile stores that don't compete fairly and serve all developers equally. This decision follows the company's ongoing legal battle against Apple over App Store fees, which saw Fortnite removed from the App Store in 2020.
The move to third-party app stores is a significant shift for Epic Games, as it has previously relied on major app marketplaces like the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. However, with new regulations in place that allow for alternative app stores on iOS, Epic sees an opportunity to offer developers better deals and more competition in the mobile gaming space.
The exact timeline for Fortnite's return to iPhones and the launch of the Epic Games Store on Android and iOS is not yet clear. However, it is expected that these events will take place in the near future as part of Epic's broader strategy to challenge dominant app marketplaces and offer developers more flexibility and control over their games.
Epic Games has removed Fortnite and its other games from the Galaxy Store to protest Samsung’s new policy of blocking side-loading.
Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, announced the removal and stated that they will continue to support Samsung devices.
Fortnite and other Epic Games titles are no longer available for installation on Galaxy devices through the Galaxy Store, but existing users who installed it previously will be supported.
Samsung’s new security feature, Auto Blocker, which is part of One UI 6.0, blocks sideloading of apps by default.
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Fortnite and other Epic Games titles are no longer available for installation on Galaxy devices through the Galaxy Store.
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The author does not commit any formal or informal fallacies in the provided text. However, there is an instance of an appeal to authority when Tim Sweeney's statement about Samsung's new policy is presented without any counterargument or evidence. This does not significantly impact the overall score as it only represents a minor issue.
Tim Sweeney stated that the reason behind this removal was Samsung’s new ‘policy of blocking side-loading.’
Epic Games plans to distribute their mobile games to other stores that give all developers a great deal
Fortnite and other Epic Games titles will depart from the Samsung Galaxy Store as a protest against Samsung’s alleged anti-competitive practices and blocking of side-loading by default on Android devices
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]Epic Games will bring Fortnite back to iOS in the EU via AltStore[
Fortnite is returning to iPhones in the EU soon.
Epic Games plans to deploy its games, including Fortnite, on third-party app marketplace AltStore and potentially the Epic Games Store.
Epic Games Store will also be available in the EU for Android and iOS devices.
Epic Games will charge a store fee of 12% for payments they process and 0% on third-party payments.
Fortnite will be available on third-party app stores like AltStore in the EU.
Epic Games is ending distribution partnerships with mobile stores that don’t compete fairly and serve all developers equally.
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Epic Games Store will be available on Android worldwide and EU, offering developers a store fee of 12% for Epic payments and 0% for third-party payments
Epic Games plans to deploy its games, including Fortnite, on third-party app marketplace AltStore and potentially the Epic Games Store.
Fortnite will be available on iOS through the Epic Games Store in the European Union.
Apple removed Epic’s developer account in March, but later reinstated it in the EU.
Epic takes a 12% cut for all payments on its platform, avoiding additional third-party app store fees.
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Fortnite is returning to iPhones in the EU soon.
Epic intends to terminate distribution partnerships with mobile stores that don’t compete fairly and serve all developers equally.
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The author makes several statements that could be considered inflammatory rhetoric, but they do not rise to the level of fallacies. The author also mentions a few facts and quotes from Epic Games and Android Authority without committing any logical fallacies. However, there is one instance of an appeal to authority when the author states 'Europe's DMA, similar laws in the UK and Japan, regulatory investigations around the world, and victory in the Epic v Google litigation in the US.' This statement implies that because these things have happened or are happening, they provide evidence that Epic is right. However, this does not necessarily follow. Therefore, I am deducting 5 points from the score.
Europe's DMA, similar laws in the UK and Japan, regulatory investigations around the world, and victory in the Epic v Google litigation in the US.
Epic is launching its own digital store on iOS and Android this summer.
Developers on Epic’s mobile store will pay a 12% fee, or zero% if using a third-party payment system.
Fortnite and other games are being removed from the Samsung Galaxy Store in protest of Samsung’s anticompetitive decision to block side-loading by default.
Epic plans to bring its mobile games to stores that give all developers a great deal, such as AltStore.
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Epic is removing Fortnite and other games from 'rent collector' competing stores.
Fortnite will be available on third-party app stores like AltStore in the EU.
