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Games PlayStation XboxMay 25, 2021May 25, 2021

Apple starts selling PlayStation 5 DualSense Controller after adding support in iOS 14.5

Apple recently released iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 after weeks of beta testing. Alongside features like unlocking a Face ID-equipped iPhone using an Apple Watch, more diverse voice options for Siri, 217 new emojis, the update also features App Tracking…

Apple TV XboxMay 25, 2021

Microsoft announces Dolby Vision support for Apple TV and Spotify apps on Xbox

Rida Imran

Starting this week, Xbox users will able to stream the Apple TV app’s content in Dolby Vision. In an announcement, Microsoft said that support for Dolby Vision on the Apple TV app and Spotify video podcasts is coming to compatible…

Games iOS XboxMay 22, 2021Jun 30, 2021

Accusing Epic of being Microsoft’s “stalking horse”, Apple files for dismissal of Xbox executive testimony partnership in ongoing legal battle

Rida Imran

Apple has filed for a motion to get the testimony of Xbox executive, Lori Wright dismissed. Bloomberg reports that the Cupertino tech giant is asking Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to make “an adverse credibility finding against Wright” over suspicion of…

GamesMay 13, 2021

Epic Games vs. Apple: Anti-steering rules brought up in court

Usman Hussain

As the trial is underway of Epic Games vs. Apple, which originated when Apple removed Epic’s Fortnite from App Store over direct payment system for V-bucks, both the tech giants are gearing up. Epic called Apple’s act unfair and monopolistic,…

Android Games iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchMay 8, 2021

Ubisoft announces The Division for mobile; and free-to-play “The Division Heartland”

Usman Hussain

Ubisoft’s hit franchise Tom Clancy’s The Division is getting a mobile version as part of its ongoing multimedia expansion. The company also announced that a free-to-play game set in The Division universe, The Division Heartland, is currently in the works….

Android Games iOSMay 7, 2021May 7, 2021

Apple removed Shadow app from App Store due to dispute over Microsoft xCloud game streaming

Usman Hussain

During the Apple vs. Epic Games trial, a series of emails were revealed from 2020 that shed light on Microsoft’s attempts to get xCloud onto iOS. After Microsoft told Apple about an app called Shadow that allowed users to access…

Games iOSMay 7, 2021

Epic and Apple were working on ‘Fortnite Club’ bundle with Apple Music and Apple TV+

Rida Imran

Since the landmark Epic vs. Apple antitrust case has begun, the filed documents are revealing interesting information. A Fortnite leaker, Jeay Oficial has shared images of a bundle offer by two companies when the relationship between them was cordial. Titled…

Android Games iOS iPad iPhoneMay 6, 2021

Rocket League will feature cross platform “next-generation client” for mobile, console, and PC

Usman Hussain

Epic is currently engaged in a legal battle with Apple over its App Store policies. As Epic was beginning to launch its first defense, a presentation was revealed to the public that revealed Psyonix’s plans for Rocket League. Epic Games…

Games iOS iPad iPhoneMay 4, 2021May 20, 2021

Between 2018 and 2019, Fortnite made over $9 billion in revenue – Court documents

Rida Imran

On May 3, Epic Games vs. Apple trial commenced and the financial documents filed by Epic Games reveal that Fortnite was the most lucrative app for the developer. In the first two years, the mobile gaming app generated $9 billion…

Games iOSApr 30, 2021

Court documents reveal iOS only accounted for 7% of Fortnite’s revenue

Asma Hussain

Earlier this month, it was revealed that Fortnite on iOS brought in over $700 million before being removed by Apple. However, new court documents reveal that even though Fornite on iOS generated a ton of revenue for Epic Games, it…