Epic Games

Sales surge helps Lego build green credentials

Lego secures 'immense' toy market as first half revenues increased by 13% to €4.2 billion and operating profit rose by 26%

Wed Aug 28 2024 - 10:34

‘Fortnite’ returns to iPhone and Android in EU after antitrust fight

Hit game developer Epic launches mobile app store after Brussels regulations force ‘gatekeepers’ to open up

Mon Aug 19 2024 - 15:14

We are at last creating AI approaching human intellect but the underpinnings are insubstantial

Power consumption required for GenAI could be heading towards entirely impractical levels

Thu Apr 25 2024 - 06:00

The many challenges facing Apple

After years of plain sailing, the tech giant is facing challenges on multiple fronts

Fri Mar 22 2024 - 12:47

Apple’s €77bn-a-year services business faces legal reckoning

Landmark EU regulation and crucial US court cases due in 2024 will test the tech company

Tue Jan 02 2024 - 09:15

Motor claims costs rise 25%, tumble driers and energy costs, and how to deal with a heavy personal debt load

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Wed Dec 13 2023 - 06:36

Google’s Epic court loss may upend the €185bn app economy

Court ruling that Google’s Play Store is uncompetitive may have implications for the wider app industry

Tue Dec 12 2023 - 16:37

Cork-based Starcircle to create 100 new jobs

Talent-sourcing tech firm says posts will be a mix of hybrid and remote opportunities

Mon Nov 22 2021 - 08:45

Google and Apple’s app stores hit by new South Korean law

Rules allow users to pay software developers directly, threatening tech giants’ lucrative commissions

Tue Aug 31 2021 - 17:39

Apple settles ‘forced commission’ row with app developers

Tech giant to still bar developers telling customers about other ways to pay in iPhone apps

Fri Aug 27 2021 - 07:37

Apple’s iPhone expected to drive sales, but App Store faces regulatory risk

Services business faces lawsuits, regulatory scrutiny and pending legislation in US, Europe

Tue Jul 27 2021 - 13:42

Tencent buys UK games company Sumo for £919m

Sheffield-based developer is behind ‘Forza’ and ‘Hitman’ franchises

Mon Jul 19 2021 - 10:30

Epic Games v Apple, M&S Brexit woes and the dawn of the cross-Border cinema trade

Planet Business: Working to find sustainable models

Sat May 29 2021 - 05:15

Epic vs Apple: what we learned from the trial that could change the iPhone

Observers think that Epic, the makers of Fortnite, may just shade it

Tue May 25 2021 - 10:51

Epic Games takes Apple fight to EU antitrust regulators

Companies have been locked in dispute over in-app payments system

Wed Feb 17 2021 - 08:10

Keywords Studios makes two more acquisitions

Dublin-based company buys Indigo Pearl and Jinglebell Communications

Thu Dec 17 2020 - 17:04

Apple countersues Fortnite maker in bitter legal dispute

Tech giant says Epic Games is masquerading as ‘modern Robin Hood’ in payment row

Wed Sept 09 2020 - 19:05

Fortnite billionaire in Epic battle with Apple and Google

Games company chief Tim Sweeney takes legal action over commission on digital sales

Thu Sept 03 2020 - 05:46

Apple scores early victory in court spat with Epic

But judge grants temporary order blocking Apple from limiting Unreal Engine technology

Tue Aug 25 2020 - 07:16

Fortnite maker Epic goes to war with Apple over App Store ‘monopoly’

Game developer in legal challenge over Apple’s 30% take on app revenues

Fri Aug 14 2020 - 07:43

Trump’s move against TikTok could have far-reaching consequences

Repercussions of order against Chinese firm may be felt both in the US and further afield

Sat Aug 08 2020 - 06:02

Houseparty offers $1m bounty for proof of ‘commercial smear campaign’

Company has been hit by allegations of compromised Netflix, Spotify accounts

Tue Mar 31 2020 - 12:44

How the viral app Houseparty is entertaining a generation in lockdown

Social app has become an overnight success as people struggle to stay connected

Tue Mar 24 2020 - 11:00

Fortnite blackout: Map is sucked into a black hole

Battle Royale reaches the End. Ejected players wait for the game to return for 11th season

Mon Oct 14 2019 - 10:30

Q&A: How playing Fortnite can make you a millionaire

The online game's world cup had a prize fund of $30 million

Mon Jul 29 2019 - 12:58

Anyone for Fortnite? The appeal of the World Cup

Tennis centre plays host to massive video game tournament

Mon Jul 29 2019 - 07:07

Spotify files complaint with European Commission against Apple

Streaming service alleges tech giant is squeezing rival music streaming services

Wed Mar 13 2019 - 14:35

The Irish man helping to direct ‘Fortnite Battle Royale’

Wild Geese: US-based animator Gavin Moran is part of the future of real-time digital software

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 16:00

Fortnite furore, Trump’s climate change, and the ‘backstop to the backstop’

Planet Business: Also in the news – it’s a Betfair cop, and farewell Microsoft’s Paul Allen

Fri Oct 19 2018 - 05:55

Fortnite: Everything you need to know about the controversial video game

Its critics say it’s addictive and dangerous. Its 125m players disagree. Who’s right?

Thu Jun 21 2018 - 14:44

Tencent to buy majority stake in ‘Clash of Clans’ maker

Move is latest in wave of large Chinese overseas deals

Tue Jun 21 2016 - 18:39