"Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said in a post on X: "I'll be the first to acknowledge a good faith move by Apple amidst our cataclysmic antitrust battle, in granting Epic Games Sweden AB a developer account for operating Epic Games Store and Fortnite in Europe under the Digital Markets Act."
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"The deal is a huge one that could boost the fortunes of Epic Games' vision to build an open and connected metaverse - something Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has been talking about for nearly a decade."
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"Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek have already criticized Apple for its stance. "
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"But with the ink barely dry on that Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney blasted Apple for "malicious compliance."
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"Epic CEO Tim Sweeney broke into a wide grin after the verdict was read and slapped his lawyers on the back and also shook the hand of a Google attorney, whom he thanked for his professional attitude during the proceedings."
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"Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has not asked for damages but Epic stands to make a lot of money if it doesn't have to pay the royalties."
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"He noted that Epic CEO Tim Sweeney was sitting in the courtroom at the outset, but he didn't have anything to say but "the weather is nice."
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"CEO Tim Sweeney revealed at the time that Fortnite revenue was slowing down, and that the company could no longer count on that to sustain its metaverse ventures. "
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"Bloomberg's Jason Schreier initially reported on rumors about the layoffs, and shortly afterwards Epic CEO Tim Sweeney shared a memo about the layoffs. "
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"That's why we changed the name to Making a Metaverse That Matters, because as we've seen so far, Meta has totally failed in that regard, even though Tim Sweeney at Epic, Roblox, and some other big platforms are doing very well. "
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"GamesBeat: Tim Sweeney of Epic Games believes that indies need to bypass the middlemen's tech platforms and avoid paying 30% to them."
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"GamesBeat: Tim Sweeney was bringing up the notion that as long as this 30% tax is around, game developers are not going to prosper enough to be able to reinvest. "
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"Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney and Unreal Engine leader Nick Penwarden showed cool features like a new substrate shading system that enables artists to author materials at a level of quality and fidelity that wasn't possible before in real time."
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"Butler spoke about the power of digital ownership and user-generated content, and he spoke about these dreams with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney back when Butler was working on an online game called Vanguard."
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"Ball said he loved that tech leaders like Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney have been talking about solving these problems for decades. "
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"Bill Gates also added more memory to the machine to make developers like Tim Sweeney happy."
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"Tim Sweeney and Mark Zuckerberg have been quoted saying they believe this is a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity. "
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"Ball: It's funny you bring this up, because the top citation I have in my book is Tim Sweeney's Twitter. "
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"But talking to Tim Sweeney and Jensen Huang in recent years, that all rekindled. "
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"The most obvious example of where this trend is coming to fruition is the fact that the best and largest examples of what the metaverse may be are largely in the domain of gaming (a sector very good at fulfilling human needs like socialization, intrinsic rewards, etc.) and on platforms that provide making things in virtual worlds very easy: the current exemplars being Roblox and Epic's Fortnite (though, notably, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney is famously critical of Web2-esque platforms). "
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"But I remember hearing Lai talk about the problems of the app stores taking their 30% fees - long before Tim Sweeney of Epic Games began complaining about that, I believe - during a Casual Connect Europe event in Amsterdam in 2014."
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"Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has been concerned enough about this threat of monopoly that he has sued Apple and Google, and others are wary about the investments that Meta is making that could put the company in the lead position for the metaverse - even as it participates in the forum."
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"While Valve has banned NFT games, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said Epic would allow them on the store, which has more than 194 million users. "
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"Recently I had a meeting with Tim Sweeney to talk about things like the metaverse. "
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"CEO Tim Sweeney says this investment will go towards expanding the company's vision of the metaverse: "This investment will accelerate our work to build the metaverse and create spaces where players can have fun with friends, brands can build creative and immersive experiences and creators can build a community and thrive."
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"Epic Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney has been one of the most enthusiastic supporters of the metaverse, envisioned as an immersive version of the internet, where people will interact, play games or complete tasks as a digital avatar. "
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"Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney announced on social media that Fortnite won't officially come to Steam Deck."
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"Past AIAS Hall of Fame recipients include Connie Booth (2020), Bonnie Ross (2019), Todd Howard (2017), Hideo Kojima (2016), Leslie Benzies (2014), Dan and Sam Houser (2014), and Tim Sweeney (2012)."
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"Epic Games Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney has saidthe NFT spaceis filled with scams, whileMicrosoft Corp.'shead of Xbox, Phil Spencer,told Axios some NFT gaming efforts are "exploitive."
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"We'll see if advocates like Epic's Tim Sweeney can convince others that coming together is a matter of enlightened self interest."
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"In the long run, the game industry and its platforms could become more open, and we could thank Epic's Tim Sweeney for that."
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"Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney has said its appeal could take five years to be resolved, a time span that might include a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court."
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"Epic Games Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney may be the most enthusiastic supporter of the metaverse after Mark Zuckerberg, who renamed his entire company Meta Platforms Inc."
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"Epic Games Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney renewed his attack on the duopoly power of Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google as the world's dominant mobile platforms at a conference in Seoul Tuesday."
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"On Wednesday, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said on Twitter that similar advertising opportunities are not available to Apple rivals like Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE: SPOT) and Sound Cloud."
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"Epic Games Inc. Chief Executive Tim Sweeney said Wednesday that Apple told the maker of "Fortnite" that its ability to release software on Apple platforms won't be reinstated until its litigation against the iPhone-maker is resolved."
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"On Monday, Epic Games Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney said his company has paid Apple $6 million for commissions it circumvented in Fortnite last year."
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"Why It Matters:Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney on Friday tweeted to say the ruling is not a win for developers or the consumers."
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"This "isn't a win for developers or for consumers," Epic Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney said on Twitter."
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"CEO Tim Sweeney expressed his disappointment on social media, saying "it isn't a win for developers or for consumers." But I think he's mistaken."
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"We will fight on," Epic founder and chief executive Tim Sweeney tweeted Friday in response to the ruling."
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"Epic and Apple argued their case before the judge in a 16-day trial with more than 900 exhibits and testimony from the likes of Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney and Apple CEO Tim Cook."
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"The smartphone is an "essential computing device," Epic CEO Tim Sweeney argued in a letter to Apple leadership, and opening up the platform would give iPhone users, "the rights and freedoms enjoyed on the world's leading open computing platforms including Windows and macOS."
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"Epic Games acquired Houseparty in 2019, with Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney saying the merger would allow it to "build even more fun" and create "positive social interactions in real time." Epic Games went on to integrate Houseparty with Fortnite, adding a special mode to its popular battle royale game."
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"Why It Matters:Klobuchar's comments come after Apple faced similar criticism from Spotify Technology SA (NASDAQ: SPOT) CEO Daniel Ekand Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney - two executives who have often rapped up the tech giant over anti-competitive practices."
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"Epic Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney scoffed at Apple's settlement with Japan to allow only certain kinds of apps to avoid Apple's pay system, questioning why gaming apps like Epic's Fortnite were excluded."
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"Epic Games Tim Sweeney offered running commentary as the evidence, some of which surprised him and his company, spilled out of the court."
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"In another Twitter thread, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said he'd "tried hard" to see the move from Apple's point of view. "
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"Avatar portability is something that would be useful in the metaverse - something I heard Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney mention in 2016."
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"At the start of the three-week trial, Gonzalez Rogers also pressed Epic Chief Executive Tim Sweeney with tough questions https://www.reuters.com/technology/judge-presses-epic-ceo-during-second-day-apple-antitrust-trial-2021-05-04 on how forcing Apple to change would ripple through the software world. "
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"PT on August 13, 2020, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney sent an email to Apple CEO Tim Cook and several other Apple executives that laid out Epic's plan to cut Apple out of payments in "Fortnite" on iPhone and iPad."
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"In the second day of a high-stakes antitrust trial, the cross-examination of Epic CEO Tim Sweeney was aimed at weakening his company's argument that Apple's App Store is "a walled garden" that "trapped" developers and put onerous conditions on users."
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"Epic Games Inc. Chief Executive Tim Sweeney said he reluctantly decided to sue Apple Inc. despite his regard for the company and its products, as he set in motion Monday one of high tech's most important court cases. "
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"Epic CEO Tim Sweeney began questioning, and will continue being questioned on Tuesday as the trial continues."
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"Epic Games Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney sought moral high ground on the first day of a trial against Apple Inc., saying he sued the world's most valuable company not to boost sales of his Fortnite game but to stand up for developers cheated out of commissions by the App Store."
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"In 2017, Epic CEO and founder Tim Sweeney began publicly criticizing Apple's payment system, in which the company took as much as 30% of sales and blocked many developers from using other payment methods to avoid the fee. "
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"Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook and Epic CEO Tim Sweeney are among company executives that will testify at trial. "
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"The barriers Google places on Android OS are real," Epic founder and Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney said in the statement. "
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"Apple should not have any right to block or tax a transaction through other payment services," Epic Games Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney told reporters on a call. "
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"Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says that although he's a fan of Cook and Jobs for disrupting an industry once dominated by the likes of IBM and Microsoft Corp., he believes Apple is behaving like its old arch nemeses. "
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"Apple has said that Epic Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney sought a "side" deal seeking an exclusive storefront for Fortnite, a move that Apple executives argued would fundamentally upend how the App Store works. "
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