Apple threatens to delete accounts, Epic Games from the App Store Sergei Dragun
The game developer will lose access to the development tools required to support game engine Unreal Engine.
28 Aug 2020 Apple will delete all the accounts of developers Epic Games in the App Store and will cut off company access to all the tools for creating iOS and Mac. Thus Epic Games not
will be able to support their applications will work on Apple devices and will not be able to release new games. This was announced by Epic Games, with reference to received Apple’s notice.
Epic Games has already asked the court to issue a temporary ban on disabled accounts.
Disable the game developer of tools to support game engine Unreal Engine will cause huge damages to Epic Games. The engine uses a third-party game developers — it allows you to create games
different genres, as well as special effects in movies. Engine free Epic Games gets 5% Commission from the gross sales of games.
Apple initially accused only game Fortnite, but now is attacking the whole business of the developer.
Epic Games says that she will likely succeed on the merits of their claims, but without an injunction Apple actions will cause irreparable damage to the reputation of Epic Games among users
Fortnite and will be catastrophic for the future of the individual business Unreal Engine. The engine will no longer be able to support the Apple platform, and developers will be forced to use alternatives.
August 13, Epic Games added a game Fortnite is an opportunity to make direct purchases to bypass the App Store and Google Play, challenging the legality of the levying of a fee equal to 30% of every purchase in
app. For that Apple and Google have removed Fortnite from their stores. In response Epic Games filed a lawsuit.
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