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The long-awaited antitrust trial between Epic and Apple is in full swing, and GamesIndustry.biz will be chronicling the biggest developments and revelations throughout.
You can already follow the biggest stories via our dedicated feed, and we ll be rounding up each day s events in the articles below. This will be updated regularly, so be sure to check back for the latest on this high-profile case.
The story so far
It s safe to assume anyone following coverage of the trial already knows much of the background, but here s a short summary of how the two companies got to this point:
In August 2020, Epic Games added a hotfix to the mobile versions of popular battle royale game Fortnite that introduced the ability to make payments directly to Epic when purchasing the in-game V-Bucks currency.
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An Epic Games executive revealed today that the company has caught the eye of the Federal Trade Commission when it comes to privacy practices.
In testimony during the company s court case against Apple today, Epic s head of business and strategy for online services Thomas Ko was asked about security of customer information.
While security for such things was handled by a different division within Epic, Ko said he was a stakeholder and would be aware of such problems.
When asked if Epic ever had any issues with improperly collecting or using information about customers under the age of 13, Ko said he didn t recall.
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