Epic Games, developer of the popular online video game Fortnite, has agreed to pay $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle allegations surrounding alleged violations of children’s privacy and the use of design tricks to dupe millions of players into making unintentional purchases. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the fines, the largest…

A Superior Court judge in Quebec, Canada, has authorized a lawsuit by parents from the region against Epic Games and its Canadian subsidiary, blaming the company for making children addicted to “Fortnite.” According to the three parents who filed the lawsuit (pdf), their children showed symptoms of severe dependence after playing “Fortnite,” including forgoing showering,…

An Australian regulator has raised concerns over Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store, saying that the tech giants have disadvantaged competing app developers. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) released an interim report that identified several issues raised by app developers about the Google and Apple marketplace duopoly. “Apple and Google’s stores are the…

Epic Games has extended its legal battle with Google to Australia, pursuing the tech giant over anti-competitive practices, after the developer’s hit game ‘Fortnite’ was removed from the store last year. Epic Games has previously sued both Google and Apple over alleged anti-competitive practices in the United States and Europe. It comes as the Australian regulator…

Epic Games has extended its legal battle with Google to Australia, pursuing the tech giant over anti-competitive practices, after the developer’s hit game ‘Fortnite’ was removed from the store last year. Epic Games has previously sued both Google and Apple over alleged anti-competitive practices in the United States and Europe. It comes as the Australian regulator…