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posted by martyb on Wednesday August 19 2020, @11:08PM   Printer-friendly
from the tit-for-tat dept.

Apple threatens to boot Epic—including Unreal Engine—off Mac and iOS

The new legal battle between game developer Epic and iPhone-maker Apple continues to heat up, as Epic says Apple will be cutting it off from the developer platform for Mac and iOS before the end of this month.

Epic wrote in a court filing (PDF) that Apple said its membership in the Developer Program will be terminated as of August 28. According to Epic, Apple's move threatens not only Fortnite but also every game that uses Unreal Engine: "By August 28, Apple will cut off Epic's access to all development tools necessary to create software for Apple's platforms—including for the Unreal Engine Epic offers to third-party developers, which Apple has never claimed violated any Apple policy," Epic said.

How Apple's battle with Epic Games could affect hundreds of other games beyond Fortnite

If Apple disables Epic's developer account, then the company won't be able to maintain the Unreal Engine for iPhones and other Apple computers. Unreal is a long-standing set of technologies for displaying 3D graphics. Other game-makers license it from Epic so they don't have to re-build the same functions from scratch, and it's used in many popular games, although it's more popular on consoles and PCs than for mobile games.

Also at The Verge and VentureBeat.

Previously:
Fortnite Maker Sues Apple after Removal of Game From App Store


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  • (Score: 2) by PinkyGigglebrain on Thursday August 20 2020, @09:40PM (1 child)

    by PinkyGigglebrain (4458) on Thursday August 20 2020, @09:40PM (#1039548)

    Next year, ... ordered by decree of some funky President...

    I truly hope it is not the same "funky President" we have now

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  • (Score: 2) by Mojibake Tengu on Thursday August 20 2020, @10:24PM

    by Mojibake Tengu (8598) on Thursday August 20 2020, @10:24PM (#1039559) Journal

    That does not matter. Any funky President will bully Huawei.

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