Purnima Kochikar, vice president of partnerships at Google Play, said the deal was approved and submitted to Epic, but not accepted.

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Epic will receive the money in phases under the three-year “incremental funding” plan, which runs through 2021. The agreement is designed to prevent popular apps from bypassing Google’s cut.

In fact, Epic made the Android version of Fortnite available directly through its official website in 2018, bypassing the Play Store and eliminating the need to pay Google the Play Store commission. In an antitrust lawsuit filed later in 2020, Epic said the decision briefly sent Google into panic.

Citing internal documents, it said Google was concerned that this approach could have “contagion risks,” meaning other game developers (including Blizzard, Valve, Sony, and Nintendo) would follow Epic’s lead.

Epic also claims that Google tried to prevent this from happening by offering special benefits or even acquiring Epic.

Lawrence Koh, the departed head of Google Play games business development, testified in court on Tuesday that these “contagious” documents were submitted to the court.

Google believes that almost all leading game developers are considering withdrawing from the Play Store after seeing Epic’s move, which may cause Google to lose billions of dollars in revenue.

Court documents predict that if “Fortnite” leads to a subsequent large-scale “evacuation”, it may cause Google to suffer a direct revenue loss of 130 to 250 million US dollars. There may also be indirect losses of up to US$3.6 billion.

Google said it was just concerned about the loss of games on the Play Store and had no malicious intent. “We just want developers to choose Play,” Koh said. “We think getting games on the service is a worthwhile investment.”

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The unofficial statistics website Fortnite.GG and learned that the number of simultaneous online players of “Fortnite” also hit a record high on November 4, with 6,172,463 players playing at the same time.

Fortnite recently launched its fourth OG season, adding some classic locations such as the Tilted Tower. Tilted Tower is a small, dense urban area with several high-rise buildings filled with weapons and loots chests, while also being located near the center of the island map. The Tilted Tower is one of the most famous and popular locations in the game.

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Epic has partnered with the International Age Rating Alliance (IARC) to launch a new system that will apply to all first- and third-party playable content starting November 14, 2023.

According to reports, to obtain an age rating, creators need to fill out the IARC content rating questionnaire, which will then be reviewed by Epic. After that, they can obtain ratings from IARC participating rating agencies, including ESRB (North America), PEGI (Europe) and ACB (Australia). Region-specific ratings, ranging from E to the highest Teen rating.

The IARC questionnaire will be available on the Creator Portal starting October 16th. Any islands that have not been rated before November 14th will be cleared. Epic says the IARC-assigned rating (from E to Teen) will be highlighted before entering the island.

Additionally, once the new ratings go live, new parental control options will allow users to set content age-rating restrictions, blocking access to islands above certain classifications.

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) released event details and ticketing information on Friday (May 5). Regular tickets start at SGD 10 per day (approximately RMB 52.11), and three-day passes start at SGD 20 (approximately RMB 104.22).

The IOC also announced the addition of Fortnite to its esports lineup, but not the familiar battle royale mode.

According to reports, the Olympic e-sports event uses a special invitational event, and 12 players from the Fortnite Champion Series will “test their accuracy of aiming at the dedicated map “International Shooting Sports Federation Island”, just like sports shooters. Same in the game”.

In March, the International Olympic Committee announced it would be venturing into esports. But instead of adding video games directly to the Olympics, it is hosting a global virtual and simulated sports competition this year called the 2023 Olympic Esports Series.

The event was met with skepticism when the original list of selected events was announced, as the IOC chose traditional sports games instead of traditional esports like League of Legends or Counter-Strike. The Olympic E-sports Week will showcase a wide variety of Internet sports competitions and sports simulations through a four-day event.

The event will include demonstrations of the latest technology, workshops, tutorials, and exhibition matches, in addition to the Fortnite sports shooting competition. It also has archery (Tic Tac Bow), baseball (WBSC eBaseball: Power Pros), chess (Chess.com), cycling (Zwift), dance sports (Just Dance), motorsports (Gran Turismo 7) ), Sailing (Virtual Regatta), Taekwondo (Virtual Taekwondo) and Tennis Clash, stay tuned.

The Olympic e-sports series is based on the success of the previous Olympic Virtual Series and is a global virtual sports simulation event launched in cooperation with the International Sports Federation. The live broadcast of the first final of the Olympic Esports Series will be the highlight of this Olympic Esports Week.

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He concludes: “I think brand presence is a healthier way for companies to engage with the Metaverse than advertising. Playing ads is annoying. Players hate it and they don’t pay much attention to the content – however, give them a driveable Ferrari Or a cool shirt they can wear and they’ll love it.”

With “Fortnite” making waves for its high-profile crossovers with musical acts, anime, movies and other video games, Sweeney prefers brands and companies from a collaborative perspective rather than traditional “billboards.”

When it comes to in-game monetization opportunities, both Sweeney and executive vice president Saxs Persson are cautious. Persson said direct virtual commerce would only happen if players might be interested, but “that’s not in the plan” right now.

“It depends a lot on what they’re selling. If you’re selling a ticket to a great experience, then that’s the whole model of the gaming business,” Sweeney said. However, Sweeney said Epic Games isn’t interested in including loot boxes in Fortnite or items that give players an advantage.

“We see Fortnite as an opportunity to build a better world, a world away from the competition that exists in the mobile gaming market today,” Sweeney said. “The key problem with the mobile ecosystem is that user acquisition is entirely advertising-based, and those who use The companies with the worst consumer behavior for pay to win and loot boxes make the most money from consumers so they are able to bid the highest ads. So all top games driven by top ads are really bad games. We very much I don’t want that kind of world in Fortnite.”

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Epic has been taken off the App Store by Apple since August 2020 after violating the rules of Apple’s payment system, which led to Epic filing a lawsuit against Apple. In a tweet marking the New Year, Tim Sweeney seemed to think progress would be made in 2023.

In a January 1 tweet, Sweeney posted a brief message, “Next year on iOS!” In his reply, Sweeney shared an image from the Fortnite game.

Sweeney did not give details, but speculation is that he was hinting that Fortnite will return to the App Store this year, however that would require a major settlement between Apple and Epic. Given that the lawsuit’s appeal process is still ongoing, that could take some time to complete.

In a December interview, Sweeney said he would fight Apple to the Supreme Court if that’s what it takes to get a victory, saying, “We’ll keep fighting as long as we can get what we’re asking for. If Apple would settle for that, we would settle today.”

It’s also possible that Epic will make an iOS app store of its own. That’s because in Europe, the Digital Marketplace Act would force Apple to allow third-party app marketplaces to exist on the iPhone and iPad. If Apple has no objections, the law could lead to Apple enabling the feature in the fall of 2023, though Apple’s resistance could push the change to 2024.

However, reports surfaced on December 13 that Apple is already making changes to its software and services to comply with the rules, including enabling third-party app stores without going through the App Store itself.

In December, Sweeney continued to bash Apple and its policies under the guise of being anti-competitive, comparing Apple’s management of the App Store to a railroad monopolist blocking refineries from using the infrastructure.

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Wu-Tang, a 10 member American hip-hop band, will be finding its way into Fortnite. This move will be an in-person move, that is to say, that members of the Wu-Tang Clan will not become player characters on fortnight. This move will enable players to purchase Wu-Tang accessories in the game. Accessories like player skins or outfits and a reactive backpack.

If you are familiar with Wu-Tang Clan, then you’ll know that they already sell their wear via an official website. The items available on this website can give a clue as to what forms of outfits players will be able to access thanks to the Clan. The items that will be coming to fortnight courtesy of the Wu-Tang Clan will be available for players on the 23rd of April.

Fortnite has long shown its interest in vehicles, film characters and celebrities either joining the game in person or influencing certain activities in the game. If you are a fortnight player, then you should be excited about this. Even members of the Wu-Tang Clan have expressed their excitement to be finally going to the fortnight family in some way.

Soon, players will be able to look like their favourite hip-hop stars while looting or being looted. The epic game production Fortnite has been steadily growing ever since it’s release in 2017. The studio will continue adding your favourite stars or items that will remind you of your favourite star to the Fortnite game.

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