Epic Games
American video game company
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| June 4 2025 |
The Ninth Circuit denied Apple's request for an emergency stay of Judge Rogers' order.
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| May 16 2025 | Apple had not yet approved Fortnite, forcing Epic to disable the app for iOS users in the European Union and forgo a planned major update for the platform. |
| May 13 2025 | Epic temporarily increases the rewards program percentage from 5% to 20% until August 31, and announces plans to bring the Epic Games Store to iOS in the U.S. and enable developers to create their own web shops. |
| 2025 | Epic Games plans to bring the Epic Games Store and Fortnite to iOS systems in the UK in the second half of 2025. |
| April 2025 | Judge Rogers ruled in Epic's favor, blocking Apple from taking fees from third-party stores and restricting their visibility, which led Epic to bring the Epic Games Store back to iOS within a week. |
| April 2025 | A judge rules against Apple in the Epic Games v. Apple lawsuit, finding Apple willfully violated prior injunction terms regarding third-party storefronts. |
| April 2025 | Judge Rogers ruled that Apple 'willfully' failed to comply with previous injunctions, extending restrictions on Apple's fee collection and app interface limitations. Rogers also referred the case to the federal attorney's office for potential criminal contempt proceedings. |
| January 2025 | Epic Games launches its store for Android devices worldwide and for iOS devices in Europe, following legal victories against Google and benefiting from the European Union's Digital Markets Act enforcement. |
| December 2024 | Epic Games settled with the FTC, agreeing to pay $245 million for using 'dark patterns' to encourage V-bucks purchases. The FTC issued $72 million in refunds to over 600,000 users who filed claims. |
| October 18 2024 | Judge Donato grants a temporary stay on the injunction to allow Google's appeal to be processed by the Ninth Circuit, while maintaining the order preventing deals with Android phone manufacturers blocking third-party stores. |
| October 7 2024 | Judge Donato issues ruling with a permanent injunction allowing alternative app stores on Android by November 1, 2024, and preventing Google from paying or providing discounts to developers for Play Store exclusivity for three years. |
| August 16 2024 | Epic Games Store and Fortnite are released for iOS users in Europe. |
| August 16 2024 | Epic launches its storefront on Android worldwide and for iOS devices in European markets, following EU's Digital Markets Act regulations. |
| August 14 2024 | Hearings held on Epic's proposed injunctions against Google. |
| July 2024 | Apple approves Epic's application to be on the App Store, after complaints about user interface similarities. |
| May 2024 | United Kingdom passes the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (DMCC), similar to the EU's Digital Markets Act. |
| March 2024 | Epic Games filed a request with Judge Rogers to enforce the anti-steering provision previously outlined for Apple in the Epic Games v. Apple case. |
| March 8 2024 | Apple reverses the ban on Epic's Sweden account after EU intervention, which Epic CEO Tim Sweeney described as 'a big win for European rule of law'. |
| March 6 2024 | Apple nullifies Epic Games' developer account through its Sweden office, claiming Epic was untrustworthy and threatening the iOS environment. |
| February 7 2024 | Epic Games received a $1.5 billion investment from Walt Disney Company, with Disney planning to acquire a 9% stake and co-develop games and an entertainment universe. |
| January 2024 | Determination of relief from the jury's findings is scheduled to begin. |
| January 2024 | A second phase of the Google trial was scheduled to determine remedies for Epic's claims. |
| January 16 2024 | The Supreme Court declined to hear the appeals from Apple and Epic in the case. |
| 2023 | The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Judge Rogers' original ruling in the Apple case. |
| 2023 | Epic Games Store reached 270 million users and generated $950 million in total revenue. |
| 2023 | Epic Games acquired its Brazilian subsidiary Epic Games Brasil in Porto Alegre. |
| December 2023 | The jury found in favor of Epic, determining that Google maintained a monopoly on the Android marketplace through Play Store management and leveraging its position as a big tech firm. |
| December 2023 | Epic added Fortnite Festival mode, developed with Harmonix, which mimics Rock Band's note-matching gameplay. |
| November 2023 | Google settles with Match Group, paying $40 million and allowing Match Group to use its User Choice Payment system. |
| November 2023 | Google and Epic's antitrust case went to jury trial in November and December. |
| November 6 2023 | Epic Games v. Google trial begins, revealing details of Google's 'Project Hug' and 'Project Banyan' deals with mobile game publishers and Samsung Electronics. |
| October 16 2023 | Epic introduces the Now on Epic program, offering similar conditions for previously released games. |
| September 2023 | Epic Games sold Bandcamp to music licensing company Songtradr. |
| August 2023 | Justice Kagan declined to grant Epic's emergency request for a stay of the ruling. |
| August 23 2023 | Epic launches a First Run Program, allowing developers to waive Epic's revenue share during 6 months of store exclusivity. |
| July 2023 | The Ninth Circuit agreed to stay the injunction requiring Apple to offer third-party payment options, and both Apple and Epic Games appealed the decision to the Supreme Court. |
| July 2023 | Epic appealed the initial ruling to the Supreme Court. |
| May 2023 | Epic announces a reward program where users can earn 5% in currency for eligible purchases. |
| April 2023 | Epic Games acquired Brazilian developer Aquiris Game Studio and renamed it Epic Games Brasil. |
| April 24 2023 | The Ninth Circuit issued its opinion, with the three-judge panel agreeing to uphold the lower court ruling. |
| March 2023 | Epic adds full self-publishing options to the store, requiring a $100 listing fee and implementing minimum content oversight. |
| December 2022 | Epic introduces cabined accounts for children, providing safe access to select free games like Fortnite, Fall Guys, and Rocket League with parental controls. |
| December 2022 | Epic Games was fined a combined $520 million by the Federal Trade Commission for two separate violations: collecting children's personal data without parental consent and using misleading practices to drive in-game purchases in Fortnite. |
| November 14 2022 | Court hearings for the appeals began in the Ninth Circuit. |
| September 2022 | Epic Games partnered with Autodesk, making Twinmotion available to Revit subscribers, expanding their productivity product offerings. |
| June 2022 | Epic Games Store added a review system based on randomized polling to prevent review bombing. |
| May 2022 | Match Group launches its own lawsuit against Google over app store policies, raising complaints similar to Epic's suit. |
| May 2022 | Epic and Google reached an agreement allowing Bandcamp to continue using its in-app purchasing system while the lawsuit continues, with a 10% fee held in escrow. |
| April 2022 | Bandcamp, supported by Epic, sued Google to block a planned Google Play Store policy requiring all apps to use its payment systems, seeking a preliminary injunction. |
| April 2022 | Epic received $1 billion each from Sony and Kirkbi, and announced a partnership with Lego to build a child-friendly metaverse space. |
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