Epic vs. Apple and Google (That News You Care About Ep. 16)

Logan is back with Trevor this week to discuss the tensions between Epic and Apple and Google as well as what could have led to the overly long tease of WB Montreal’s upcoming Batman game.

This week’s stories and time stamps:

00:00 – Introductions

00:40 – Epic Takes On Apple and Google

“Fortnite removed from App Store…” by Rebekah Valentine, GamesIndustry.biz – https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-13-fortnite-removed-from-app-store-after-it-dodges-apples-rule-on-direct-payments

“Fortnite has also been kicked off of Google Play” by Rebekah Valentine, GamesIndustry.biz – https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-14-fortnite-has-also-been-kicked-off-of-google-play

22:49 – WB Games Montreal is Finally Announcing Their Next Game

“‘Batman: Gotham Knights & ‘Court of Owls’ Teased by WB Games Montreal” by Dave Trumbore, Collider – https://collider.com/batman-gotham-knights-court-of-owls-game-details/

43:11 – Shoutouts

“Pirates-gon of the Caribbean” by various editors, Polygon – https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/6/21353264/pirates-of-the-caribbean-movies-disney-plus-news-reviews-cast-new-movies-order-essays

“Opinion: Epic Is Weaponizing Fortnite Fans…” by Imran Khan, IGN – https://www.ign.com/articles/opinion-epic-is-weaponizing-fortnite-fans-against-apple-google

“Epic’s Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite video is an irresponsible piece of corporate propaganda” by Rebekah Valentine, GamesIndustry.biz – https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-14-epics-nineteen-eighty-fortnite-video-is-an-irresponsible-piece-of-corporate-propaganda-opinion

50:19 – Outro

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