Epic Games files lawsuits against Apple and Google

Damien Geradin

The Platform Law Blog

Damien Geradin, ‘Epic Games files lawsuits against Apple and Google‘ (The Platform Law Blog, 17 August 2020)

Background

On 13 August 2020 Epic Games (which publishes the popular game Fortnite) filed suit against Apple and Google in California, alleging anti-competitive restraints and monopolistic practices.

See also

• Sarah E Needleman, ‘Epic Games’ Founder Tim Sweeney Is Fighting Apple, Google. He’s Been Preparing for Years’ (The Wall Street Journal, 14 August 2020)

• Zoe Kleinman, ‘Fortnite: Epic files new injunction against Apple’ (BBC News, 18 August 2020)

• Russell Brandom, ‘How Fortnite’s epic battle with Apple could reshape the antitrust fight‘ (The Verge, 19 August 2020)

• Adi Robertson, ‘Apple says Epic is “putting the entire App Store model at risk”’ (The Verge, 21 August 2020)

• Daniel Van Boom, ‘Epic’s Fortnight banned by Apple and Google: Everything you need to know’ (c|net, 21 August 2020)

• ‘Epic Games takes on Apple’ (The Economist, 22 August 2020)