News Summary

• Now, thanks to the European Union’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA), Epic will finally be bringing its popular battle royale shooter back to iPhones in the EU.On January 25, Apple was forced to implement changes that would allow—for the first time ever—third-party app stores on iOS devices..
• Epic’s CEO, Tim Sweeney, isn’t happy about the iPhone maker’s restrictions and new policies, calling them “hot garbage.”“Apple proposes that it can choose which stores are allowed to compete with their App Store,” Sweeney wrote in a lengthy tweet on January 25..
• These new methods would be cheaper for users and would circumvent Google and Apple’s store cut that the tech giants usually collect on all in-app purchases on their respective devices..
• Following new European Union rules, Epic announced that it is launching the Epic Games Store on iPhone later this year and will also be bringing Fortnite back to iOS, too..
• “They could block Epic from launching the Epic Games Store and distributing Fortnite through it, for example, or block Microsoft, Valve, Good Old Games, or new entrants.”“There’s a lot more hot garbage in Apple’s announcement..
• Over three years ago, in August 2020, Epic tried to add new ways for people to buy in-game items in Fortnite’s mobile ports..