Tim Sweeney, creator of "Fortnite", Apple's new pet peeve

Tim Sweeney at the BAFTA Awards in June 2020, in West Hollywood, USA.

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He is one of the protagonists of the merciless war that taints the world of

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Tim Sweeney, creator of

and boss of game publisher Epic Games, is at the heart of a real vendetta against Apple.

Yes, Apple really is coming for the web too.

They're hijacking web traffic to publishers and directing it to their own app.

And this is the core problem: a big part of Apple's growth comes not from creating things, but from building paywalls in front of the work of others.

https://t.co/EfNOLbv9vI

- Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) August 22, 2020

49-year-old Tim Sweeney released his first game at the age of 21 and launched Epic MegaGames in 1991, along with the game ZZT.

First fortune of video games with 7.18 billion dollars (6.25 billion euros) in his wallet, he explains that he is fighting today "on principle" in the name of the freedom of developers and players.

The new Robin Hood of the video game

Scandalized by the 30% commission levied on app purchases in the Apple Store, which he considers abusive, in August 2020 he launched a commission-free payment system for

players

An initiative that greatly displeased Apple.

Result: Fortnite players have since no longer had access to game updates on the App Store.

The battle is now continuing in court.

And threatens to be fierce.

Two facts about Apple:

1) Apple is # 3 in the world in game revenue

2) Apple doesn't make games https://t.co/XlztLnLemC

- Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) August 30, 2020

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