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Tim Sweeney

@timsweeneyepic
741 posts
2026-03-06
Way more detail on the Android settlement. What's the economic impact for developers? Will Steam come to Android? Was there a secret special deal? Was I muzzled? Mff mff mff? Read the Dean Takahashi interview for the scoop.
2026-03-06 View on X
GamesBeat

An interview with Tim Sweeney on the Google-Epic settlement, how the Play Store changes impact developers, why Epic's case against Apple is different, and more

It's been 2,030 days since Fortnite was put in jail, with both Google and Apple pulling it down worldwide on August 13, 2020 …

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Our 2020 challenge to Apple and Google brought one immediate gain: both dropped fees from 30% to 15% for small developers: the makers of the 98% of apps that earn 5% of the revenue. The settlement drops Google's comparable long-term rate for large developers from 30% to 20%.
2026-03-06 View on X
GamesBeat

An interview with Tim Sweeney on the Google-Epic settlement, how the Play Store changes impact developers, why Epic's case against Apple is different, and more

It's been 2,030 days since Fortnite was put in jail, with both Google and Apple pulling it down worldwide on August 13, 2020 …

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2026-03-05
Current Mood: [image]
2026-03-05 View on X
The Verge

Google's Epic settlement term sheet prohibits Tim Sweeney from criticizing Google's app practices until at least September 2032 and mandates that he praise them

it contractually converted him into an advocateForums:r/fuckepic:As part of a reworking of the settlement between Epic and Google, Tim Sweeney has signed away his rights to critici...

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Whoa! The Apple-funded trade group claiming to represent small developers has come out endorsing Google's solution for open, untaxed app store competition! Mobile platforms are opening up so fast they've forgotten Apple still blocks all competing stores outside EU and Japan.
2026-03-05 View on X
Bloomberg

Google announces an Android app store program and lower developer fees to resolve Epic's antitrust litigation and comply with new rules in Europe and elsewhere

Alphabet Inc.'s Google unveiled a new system for apps on its Android phones and tablets Wednesday, agreeing to easier access …

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Google is opening up Android all the way with robust support for competing stores, competing payments, and a better deal for all developers. So, we've settled all of our disputes worldwide. THANKS GOOGLE!
2026-03-05 View on X
Bloomberg

Google announces an Android app store program and lower developer fees to resolve Epic's antitrust litigation and comply with new rules in Europe and elsewhere

Alphabet Inc.'s Google unveiled a new system for apps on its Android phones and tablets Wednesday, agreeing to easier access …

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Whoa! The Apple-funded trade group claiming to represent small developers has come out endorsing Google's solution for open, untaxed app store competition! Mobile platforms are opening up so fast they've forgotten Apple still blocks all competing stores outside EU and Japan.
2026-03-05 View on X
The Verge

Google's Epic settlement term sheet prohibits Tim Sweeney from criticizing Google's app practices until at least September 2032 and mandates that he praise them

it contractually converted him into an advocateForums:r/fuckepic:As part of a reworking of the settlement between Epic and Google, Tim Sweeney has signed away his rights to critici...

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@elonmusk Hi Elon! Big Mars fan here. Please bring X and Grok to the Epic Games Store where you can process your own payments and keep 100% with no store fees and host ads that link to app downloads on any store and oh btw also follow @greg16676935420 he's a cool guy! kthxbye!
2026-03-05 View on X
The Verge

Google's Epic settlement term sheet prohibits Tim Sweeney from criticizing Google's app practices until at least September 2032 and mandates that he praise them

it contractually converted him into an advocateForums:r/fuckepic:As part of a reworking of the settlement between Epic and Google, Tim Sweeney has signed away his rights to critici...

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Current Mood: [image]
2026-03-05 View on X
Bloomberg

Google announces an Android app store program and lower developer fees to resolve Epic's antitrust litigation and comply with new rules in Europe and elsewhere

Alphabet Inc.'s Google unveiled a new system for apps on its Android phones and tablets Wednesday, agreeing to easier access …

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Fortnite will return to Google Play Store worldwide soon. Epic Games Store continues supporting Android worldwide alongside Windows and Mac, and installation on Android will become much easier later in 2026.
2026-03-05 View on X
The Verge

Google's Epic settlement term sheet prohibits Tim Sweeney from criticizing Google's app practices until at least September 2032 and mandates that he praise them

it contractually converted him into an advocateForums:r/fuckepic:As part of a reworking of the settlement between Epic and Google, Tim Sweeney has signed away his rights to critici...

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And thanks Samsung! https://developer.samsung.com/ ...
2026-03-05 View on X
The Verge

Google's Epic settlement term sheet prohibits Tim Sweeney from criticizing Google's app practices until at least September 2032 and mandates that he praise them

it contractually converted him into an advocateForums:r/fuckepic:As part of a reworking of the settlement between Epic and Google, Tim Sweeney has signed away his rights to critici...

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Google is opening up Android all the way with robust support for competing stores, competing payments, and a better deal for all developers. So, we've settled all of our disputes worldwide. THANKS GOOGLE!
2026-03-05 View on X
The Verge

Google's Epic settlement term sheet prohibits Tim Sweeney from criticizing Google's app practices until at least September 2032 and mandates that he praise them

it contractually converted him into an advocateForums:r/fuckepic:As part of a reworking of the settlement between Epic and Google, Tim Sweeney has signed away his rights to critici...

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Fortnite will return to Google Play Store worldwide soon. Epic Games Store continues supporting Android worldwide alongside Windows and Mac, and installation on Android will become much easier later in 2026.
2026-03-05 View on X
Bloomberg

Google announces an Android app store program and lower developer fees to resolve Epic's antitrust litigation and comply with new rules in Europe and elsewhere

Alphabet Inc.'s Google unveiled a new system for apps on its Android phones and tablets Wednesday, agreeing to easier access …

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@elonmusk Hi Elon! Big Mars fan here. Please bring X and Grok to the Epic Games Store where you can process your own payments and keep 100% with no store fees and host ads that link to app downloads on any store and oh btw also follow @greg16676935420 he's a cool guy! kthxbye!
2026-03-05 View on X
Bloomberg

Google announces an Android app store program and lower developer fees to resolve Epic's antitrust litigation and comply with new rules in Europe and elsewhere

Alphabet Inc.'s Google unveiled a new system for apps on its Android phones and tablets Wednesday, agreeing to easier access …

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And thanks Samsung! https://developer.samsung.com/ ...
2026-03-05 View on X
Bloomberg

Google announces an Android app store program and lower developer fees to resolve Epic's antitrust litigation and comply with new rules in Europe and elsewhere

Alphabet Inc.'s Google unveiled a new system for apps on its Android phones and tablets Wednesday, agreeing to easier access …

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2026-03-04
Google is opening up Android all the way with robust support for competing stores, competing payments, and a better deal for all developers. So, we've settled all of our disputes worldwide. THANKS GOOGLE!
2026-03-04 View on X
Bloomberg

Google announces an Android app store program and lower developer fees to resolve Epic's antitrust litigation and comply with new rules in Europe and elsewhere

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Fortnite will return to Google Play Store worldwide soon. Epic Games Store continues supporting Android worldwide alongside Windows and Mac, and installation on Android will become much easier later in 2026.
2026-03-04 View on X
Bloomberg

Google announces an Android app store program and lower developer fees to resolve Epic's antitrust litigation and comply with new rules in Europe and elsewhere

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2026-02-25
Apple is the only company with a great proposal here: let parents, who buy the devices used by kids, set up kids accounts and decide what they're allowed to do, then pass those decisions to apps through parental controls — without demanding anyone's identity papers.
2026-02-25 View on X
BBC

The UK ICO fines Reddit £14.47M for unlawfully using children's personal information; Reddit began verifying user ages in July 2025 to comply with the UK OSA

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Vendors like Epic's Kids Web Services help developers achieve compliance with as minimally invasive verification practices as possible. But the market is also filled with shady surveillance-oriented firms and novice app developers doing it themselves. https://www.kidswebservices.com/
2026-02-25 View on X
BBC

The UK ICO fines Reddit £14.47M for unlawfully using children's personal information; Reddit began verifying user ages in July 2025 to comply with the UK OSA

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By passing these send-all-apps-your-private-data laws, politicians are breaking everyone's fundamental right to privacy, and are setting up parents and kids for a disaster as the weakest-link apps and vendors continue to leak everyone's data out.
2026-02-25 View on X
BBC

The UK ICO fines Reddit £14.47M for unlawfully using children's personal information; Reddit began verifying user ages in July 2025 to comply with the UK OSA

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Is 6 gigawatts a lot of computing power? Active Fortnite players together own around 30 gigawatts of computing power, as consoles and high end PCs range from 350W to 1KW. That's probably the largest gaming power base in existence, since any bigger games are mobile-centric.
2026-02-25 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Meta agrees to acquire up to 6GW of AMD Instinct GPUs in a deal valued at $100B+ that could see Meta own up to 10% of AMD; Meta plans to deploy 1GW in 2026

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