When we finally left the legal battle between Epic Games and Apple, the game maker had sued the court to prevent Apple from removing its games and access to dev tools from the App Store. Today, Apple filed a lawsuit against the request, producing an June 30 email from Epic …
Read More »Fortnite Season 4 event cryptically plagued by Epic Games
Fortnite Season 4 is near, which means the plagues are starting to pick up. We already know that Season 4 will be Marvel-themed, similar to how Season 3 is at least partly DC-themed. And we know this will bring Thor, the X-Men, and more to the game. If you’re a …
Read More »New iPhone 12 leaks, iPad Air release date, Goodbye MacBook Air
Looking back on another week of Cupertino’s news and headlines, this week’s Apple Loop includes the latest leaked design of the iPhone 12, the launch date of Apple’s new iPhone 12, Epic Games’ battle with the App Store, and losing the MacBook Air, latest iMac reviews, iPad Air specs lea, …
Read More »Epic Games attaches great importance to Apple mocking Apple’s Fortnite ban
Imagine this, but scowling and trying to hit you with a pickaxe.Photo: Budrul Chukrut / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images There are video games that handle satire well. There is the sprawling meta-textual commentary of a game like The Stanley Parablefor example, if high-folume fierce like Asymmetric’s West …
Read More »News publishers are taking part in a lawsuit against Apple over App Store terms
Major news organizations are joining the growing chorus of companies pushing for more favorable terms in Apple Inc.’s App Store, a crucial link to new digital customers. In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook on Thursday, a retailer representing the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Wall Street …
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