wraggster
August 23rd, 2020, 20:24
Epic Games is drawing further attention to its ongoing dispute to Apple with an in-game event for Fortnite.
Now Apple has blocked Fortnite from the App Store (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-13-fortnite-removed-from-app-store-after-it-dodges-apples-rule-on-direct-payments), iOS users are prevented from downloading future updates. So as the current in-game season comes to a close, Epic Games is marking the occasion with the #FreeFortnite Cup (https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/freefortnite-cup-on-august-23-2020).
The event runs across all platforms this Sunday -- August 23, 2020 -- and offers prizes themed around the dispute, including #FreeFortnite hats that feature a parody of Apple's logo.
There will also be the chance to win a Tart Tycoon outfit, the Apple-themed Big Brother character from Epic's Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite short film.
Epic Games is even giving away 1,200 hardware prizes, including Alienware gaming laptops, PlayStation 4 Pro, Xbox One X and Nintendo Switch.
Since the original ban on Fortnite and Epic's subsequent lawsuit, the dispute has escalated with Apple terminating Epic's developer accounts and tools access (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-17-apple-terminating-epic-developer-accounts-tools-access).
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-21-epic-games-turns-apple-dispute-into-fortnite-event
Now Apple has blocked Fortnite from the App Store (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-13-fortnite-removed-from-app-store-after-it-dodges-apples-rule-on-direct-payments), iOS users are prevented from downloading future updates. So as the current in-game season comes to a close, Epic Games is marking the occasion with the #FreeFortnite Cup (https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/freefortnite-cup-on-august-23-2020).
The event runs across all platforms this Sunday -- August 23, 2020 -- and offers prizes themed around the dispute, including #FreeFortnite hats that feature a parody of Apple's logo.
There will also be the chance to win a Tart Tycoon outfit, the Apple-themed Big Brother character from Epic's Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite short film.
Epic Games is even giving away 1,200 hardware prizes, including Alienware gaming laptops, PlayStation 4 Pro, Xbox One X and Nintendo Switch.
Since the original ban on Fortnite and Epic's subsequent lawsuit, the dispute has escalated with Apple terminating Epic's developer accounts and tools access (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-17-apple-terminating-epic-developer-accounts-tools-access).
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-21-epic-games-turns-apple-dispute-into-fortnite-event