The Epic vs. Apple showdown heats up. We’ll get you caught up on everything you need to know. Other topics: EA facing an Ultimate Team lawsuit, 505 doubles down on anti-consumer behavior, and a discussion about how (not) to report a story about alleged company abuses.
- Tencent acquires minority stake in Voodoo (GamesIndustry): https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-17-tencent-acquires-minority-stake-in-voodoo
- Goldman Sachs-Backed Cloner Uses War Chest, Ad Buys to Overshadow Original Games (Variety): https://variety.com/2018/gaming/features/donut-county-hole-io-apple-1202866615/
- Games firm Rocksteady accused of inaction over staff harassment (Guardian): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/18/games-firm-rocksteady-accused-of-lack-of-action-on-harassment
- Rocksteady response (Twitter): https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfzJXsgWkAAk9za?format=png&name=large
- EA faces a class action lawsuit over Ultimate Team ‘loot boxes’ (VGC): https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ea-faces-a-class-action-lawsuit-over-ultimate-team-loot-boxes/
- AN UPDATE ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES FOR BLOODLINES 2 (Paradox): https://www.bloodlines2.com/en/an-update-on-the-organizational-changes-for-bloodlines-2
- CONTROL ULTIMATE EDITION – AN EXPLANATION (505 Games): https://505games.com/control-ultimate-edition-an-explanation/
- Epic vs. Apple – Apple responds to Epic’s request for an injunction (Court Listener): https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.36.0_2.pdf
- WordPress founder claims Apple cut off updates to his completely free app because it wants 30 percent (The Verge): https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/21/21396316/apple-wordpress-in-app-purchase-tax-update-store?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4
- Major news publishers ask Apple what can get them an App Store deal like Amazon’s (The Verge): https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/20/21378156/apple-news-publishers-subscription-deal-app-store-cut-terms-amazon-letter