Apple lost... so what now, Epic?šŸ‘€

PLUS: A few great mobile board games go on sale, Fornite is coming to iOS, two new controllers are launching, and Apple appeals Epic ruling... drama!

šŸŽ® Apple takes a big hit in Epic lawsuit, so what now?

ā€œreplete with misdirection and outright lies.ā€

ā€œApple willfully chose not to comply with this Courtā€™s Injunction.ā€

Those are not ways you want a US judge to describe your company. Yet, thatā€™s exactly the situation Apple finds itself in this week during its ongoing lawsuit with Epic Games.

In short, US Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has sided with Epic, forcing Apple to start allowing mobile game developers to accept payments outside of the App Store without paying a 27-30% cut to Apple.

This is big news for mobile game and app developers alike, with companies like Spotify immediately updating their app to let users pay outside of the Apple ecosystem.

The last big ā€œbossā€ in this battle of the app stores would be if Apple and Google were forced to allow third-party app stores like in the EU. And a new bill introduced this Tuesday would actually do exactly that.

To me, it seems clear that itā€™s only a matter of time before Google and Appleā€™s app store control will start to fall. So now the question is how (if at all) it will benefit us players?

šŸ“¢ Mobile Gaming News

The latest mobile gaming news from around the block web.

  • Fortnite is coming to US iOS App Store in May 2025

  • 8BitDo launches their new Ultimate 2 wireless controller

  • Epic Games Store's Free Game of the Week: Super Space Club

  • Apple appeals Epic ruling as industry hails ā€˜pivotal momentā€™

  • GameSir launches new controller the X5 Lite

šŸ”„ Fresh Reviews

So, we played some gamesā€¦ and now we just canā€™t shut up about them on MiniReview.

Lucky Pirate - A Deck Builder ā­ 7.8

Lucky Pirate is a roguelike deck-building strategy game where a time machine and a talkative parrot help us deal out cards and plunder pirate treasure....

minireview.io/deck-building/lucky-pirate-a-deck-builder

Delta Force ā­ 8.5

Delta Force is a fantastic first-person shooter with large 24v24 Battlefield-like maps and gameplay, incredibly deep weapon customization, and no pay-to-wi...

minireview.io/fps/delta-force

Liar's Bar ā­ 8.3

Liarā€™s Bar is a dark but fun online multiplayer game that mixes Russian Roulette with a simple card game all about lying and bluffing your way to vic...

minireview.io/card/liar-s-bar

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