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Image 1 — Tim Sweeney crashes out over the new agreement between Apple and the European Union.
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Tim Sweeney crashes out over the new agreement between Apple and the European Union.

Yesterday, Apple and the European Union announced a new agreement that overhauls the App Store and its fees in that region. Under the new terms, Apple will take a 26% cut for all in-app purchases, a 20% cut for purchases made using an alternate payment processor, a 15% cut for purchases made via web link and a 5% cut for purchases made in alternate app stores. The EU "welcomed" Apple's changes and has seemingly agreed to the new terms. This hasn't stopped Tim from going on a Twitter tirade and making bizarre claims such as Apple are entrapping Roblox users (i.e. children) and forcing them to use Apple's payment system, arguing the changes are illegal and saying that it's Apple's fault mobile gaming is so shitty now.

Hypocritically, Tim is upset that Apple is charging 20% for alternate payment processors when their agreement with Google allows them to do the exact same thing. At this point it's just a pathetic personal vendetta for him.

u/SadayoBestGirl — 16 hours ago
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This went under the radar, but Disney takes between 20%-30% for UEFN Star Wars transactions. I thought Epic hated companies taking so much.

Some context: Epic Games allows Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) developers to make games based on specific brands such as Star Wars and Ninja Turtles, but developers have to pay a certain percentage of income to the IP holders. The IP Partner Licensing Program page lists the cuts each platform takes. Most other IPs take a flat 12%-15%, but Disney takes 20% of all revenue from engagement payouts and a whopping 30% for in-island microtransactions.

Even worse, beginning next year, Epic will take 50% of all in-island V-Bucks transactions (they currently have a promotional rate of 0% for the first year). Which means someone making a Star Wars map can lose up to 80% of their revenue to Epic and Disney.

Considering how much Tim Sweeney hates the 30% cut I'm shocked that he would allow this. (/s).

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u/SadayoBestGirl — 2 months ago
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NetEase is removing Naraka: Bladepoint from EGS.

https://www.narakathegame.com/news/update/20260626/33459_1305736.html

>Epic Games Store will officially delist NARAKA: BLADEPOINT on December 29 PT, 2026 . The Epic version will no longer receive updates after that date. After the Anniversary Update on July 1st PT, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT will no longer be available for purchase or download on the Epic Games Store.

>Between the July 1 PT update and December 29 PT, Epic players can log in to the game to trigger a migration prompt. This will direct you to the account migration page to complete registration (If it's not triggered after you log in, don't worry; the migration will continue to be arranged). Rest assured, all your data and game progress will be transferred to your new account.

It's not like Naraka: Bladepoint is a super niche game either. It's in the top 20 in the EGS most played charts (which probably isn't a ton, but there are some people who play it on EGS) and top 40 on Steam so it has a decently sized fanbase. Also I doubt it takes that much effort to keep an Epic build up either so something has to be happening behind the scenes.

This is unusual, but not unprecedented. Last year Dark and Darker was deleted from EGS, but this was most likely because Epic wanted to get on Nexon's good side and get games like Arc Raiders on the platform (Nexon owns Embark). Additionally Kuro Games removed Epic as a payment option for Wuthering Waves last year.

u/SadayoBestGirl — 2 months ago