Epic Games takes a jab at Apple during victory lap with latest announcement

TL;DR Epic Games announced it won’t charge developers for their first $1,000,000 in revenue per app per year. The company is also introducing webshops for out-of-app purchases. Players who spend money in these webshops will gain 5% Epic Rewards on all purchases. Arguably, no one is having a better Thursday than the people over at Epic Games. After years of battling it out with Apple in court, the court found Apple in willful violation of a 2021 injunction prohibiting anticompetitive practices and pricing. As Epic takes its victory lap, the company is introducing two developer-friendly changes to its store that could also benefit gamers. In a blog post, Epic announced that developers will not be charged for their first $1,000,000 in revenue per app per year on the Games Store. After they reach this threshold, revenue share will revert to the usual 88%/12% split. The game publisher states this change will go into effect starting in June. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney highlights in a so ... Read full article.