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Two Epic directors step down following DOJ antitrust investigation Chinese tech and entertainment giant Tencent has removed two directors from Epic Games’ board following a US Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into antitrust laws.  In a press release from the government body , the DOJ said that the board members had violated Section 8 of the Clayton Act. This stipulates that a director cannot be be on the board of two competing companies, in this ca…

Epic Games has partnered with telecoms company Telefónica to make Fortnite and Epic Games Store pre-installed apps on Android devices. 

The deal……

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Microsoft has delayed its Xbox Android store after a US judge temporarily paused remedies from Epic Games’ case against Google that ruled the Play……

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2K removes launcher from Steam and Epic titles 2K Games has removed its launcher from every title that it has published on Steam and the Epic Games Store.  Last month, the company announce d that it was – gag – sunsetting the tech in November, in addition to removing a beta version of the program from Sid Meier’s Civilization 5.  “We’ve done the heavy lifting, but to take it all the way home there might be one step left…