In response to IGN reporting on the massive losses, Tim Sweeney seemed fine, even excited about all the money Epic was losing. “That’s right!” said Sweeney, “And it has proven to be a fantastic success in reaching gamers with great games and a fantastic investment into growing the business!” He also tweeted a big ol’ infographic which looked nice but also didn’t include how much money Epic was losing on the store.

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The ongoing legal battle between Epic and Apple started back in August 2020 after Epic quietly added in a feature to Fortnite that allowed players to buy in-game V-Bucks via its own payment system, bypassing Apple’s system and the phone maker’s usual cut. This is a big no-no and soon after doing this the game was ripped from both the Apple App Store and Android’s Google Play Store.

Since then it’s been a back and forth in court between the two companies. Epic says it and other devs should be free to sell their own apps and services on devices like the iPhone without Apple’s involvement. Apple says nah. And so the legal fight continues.

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