Days after Epic Games slammed Apple and Google for the unjustified App store fees, representatives from publishing giants like New York Times and Washington Post have arrived on the scene asking “what it will take to cut its fees down?”
They are apparently looking up to Apple to bring its 30 per cent fees down to 15 per cent to ensure fair competition.
The acrimonious tussle between Epic Games and “mighty” Apple does not seem to cool down. It has just been one week since Epic announced that they are definitely going to sue Apple over the App Store fees spar, it again has been asked to bring its fees down by a different part from another industry.
A trade organization called Digital Content Next which is a representative of printed news publishing giants like New York Times, Washington Post and Viacom CBS (that owns a website called CNET.com) has made it clear that Apple must bring that 30 per cent fee down to 15 per cent.
In case you are not caught up, Fortnite was thrown out by Apple and Google for bypassing the payment system set up in their respective App Store by creating their own payment system within the game. Apple and Google were not having any of that, so they took an action that massively infuriated Epic, which owns the hugely popular game Fortnite.
Now, Digital Content Next has also come forward and has asked Apple to bring down its fees; the reason that compelled Epic to create its own payment system in the first place.
The move from Digital Content Next was actually inspired by another business giant Amazon. The employees of DCN went through the documents which were released after the antitrust briefing, which was held between a congressional committee and CEOs of all the tech giants. The documents clearly stated that Apple takes around 15 per cent cut from Amazon’s Prime Video revenue from Appstore. Apple takes 15 per cent in that despite the standard charges set to be 30 per cent.
Mathematically speaking, 30 per cent is way too high. It means that the tech colossus will directly own nearly a third of every newspaper subscription via Apple devices which includes iPhone, iPads and others.
DCN has severely criticized Apple for its so-called “non-negotiable” App Store fees. The fees also put pressure on the app developers to increase the subscription value, which in turn makes Apple earn more despite providing the same services.
In an open letter to Tim Cook, CEO of DCN has demanded a clear written statement of the conditions that Apple requires from a developer so that they also get the same treatment that Amazon gets from Apple.
The conditions set in the Apple marketplace continue to affect free and fair means of investment in the informative and entertainment industry. In simpler terms, the conditions favour a larger firm’s monopoly, which should not happen in a fair market place. Apple has not issued any statement yet regarding the open letter sent by the DCN CEO. It will be interesting to see how Apple responds to this dilemma.
Source : Battle Against the Mighty Apple
As a horde of fans tried to get GTA for free, the outage persisted for eight hours The Epic Games Store remained down for almost eight hours, but now the issues have been solved.
The fans can now download Grand Theft Auto V available for free till May 21st.
However, very soon, it was disclosed that the free title is Grand Auto Theft V. The news regarding the launch of GTA V as the free title was revealed in the official tweet of the Twitter account of Epic Games.
According to the official tweet by the Epic Games Store, the blackout continued till midnight.
Also, the online game players of mobile games, of the platform Battle Breakers, are facing issues.
Epic Game Store is offering the fans to claim the Premium GTA V edition, including the complete story of GTA V. Moreover, the fans can claim all the existing content and gameplay upgrades along with GTV Online.
In late May, Epic Games released a tool that enabled Fortnite players to see a recap of their Season 8 gameplay in a convenient, highly shareable video.
The company is back with an update to this tool, this time offering Fortnite players a video recap of their Season 9 gameplay highlights, including season stats and favorite destinations.
For Season 9, Epic is allowing Fortnite players to create their own video recaps or view one automatically created by Epic itself.
The latter option is the fastest and easiest way, but the ‘Create My Own’ opportunity enables players to leave out the parts of their Season 9 gameplay that they’re not interested in.
Players can choose six stats to include in their recap video.
Examples include ‘Favorite Outfit,’ ‘Favorite Weapon,’ ‘Beach Assault,’ ‘Horde Rush,’ ‘Favorite Emote,’ ‘Victory Royales,’ ‘Neo Titled Landings,’ and more.
In case you have brought the Switch bundle, then you can redeem the Fortnite skin on any other platform.
Steps to Redeem Codes for Fortnite
· Go to the Epic Games Store on your default browser.
· Go to the name of the account located in the upper right-hand side of the screen.
After that, choose the Nintendo eShop.
It is located on the left-hand corner of the display.
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There is no doubt that Fortnite is one of the most beloved games around the globe, and a lot of that fame is due to how brilliantly Epic Games can market it. Also, they have gotten perfect at putting Fortnite where it is visible to the average users, which makes them curious about what all the commotion is all about. To that end, a new Fortnite bundle is now available that will surely make the game even more visible to gamers all around the world.
Besides, Epic game has announced Fortnite Darkfire Bundle for the users with the latest retail-based option to access it. Once more, the company has teamed up with the Interactive Entertainment and Warner Bros, who also supported the distribution of Fortnite Deep Freeze Bundle. Besides, users can access the Darkfire bundle using PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch as well. In case, you want to know the details for Fortnite Darkfire Bundle, then check the information given below.
Know More about Darkfire Bundle Skins, Pickaxes and Wraps
There are in total 13 latest items available in the Fortnite Darkfire Bundle. It includes pickaxes, a new dark-themed character, and bundle-based events. On top of that, there are three new wraps present, which you can use to make your character do different sorts of balletic en pointe with their legs or feet. Those are:
- Dark Power Chord Outfit
- Unification Emote
- Shadow Ark Outfit
- Shadow Strikers Dual-wielding Pickaxe
- Dark Angular Shift Wrap
- Dark Strikers Dual-wielding Pickaxe
- Shadow Ark Wings Back Bling
- Molten Omen Outfit
- Molten Battle Shroud Back Bling
- Shadow Angular Sift Wrap
- Dark Six String Back Bling
- Molten Angular Shift Wrap
According to Epic Games, it is worth to spend 30$ for the items available in the Darkfire bundle, as players can avail an extra 50$’s worth items for free in the purchase of 30$ stuff. The most popular things to do in the game are unlocking new character skins, pickaxes, and other cosmetic stuff. That is why, this is something that users would definitely be interested in.
Final Sayings
All in all, gamers who already own Fortnite can now easily buy the latest items from the in-game store. Otherwise, you can grab a copy from a retail store in just 30$. So, don’t waste your time and access the fantastic and thrilling holiday season’s Darkfire bundle to enjoy the game in your leisure time.
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