In fact, in a move that was clearly orchestrated far in advance, Epic Games has filed a lawsuit against Apple over the discrepancy and released a video (below), “Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite,” parodying the iconic “1984” Apple commercial and mocking the company’s current business practices. Epic has referred to the App Store as a “monopoly” and defends its decision. Apple committed to working on resolving the issue with Epic but noted that a “special arrangement” would not be made. Epic did this to bypass Apple’s own system, which takes a 30% cut of all purchases.Įpic’s new system featured permanent price drops of up to 20% to incentivize players to use it instead of Apple’s system, though the consequence is that players on iOS are now unable to download Fortnite. Fortnite Has Been Removed from the App Store, and Epic Games Is Suing FortniteĪpple has removed Fortnite from the App Store due to Epic Games implementing its own in-app purchase system. Here’s the video game news you might’ve missed on Aug. We also got a new look at Hitman 3‘s VR mode and more. The biggest story involves Apple removing Fortnite from the App Store - and Epic Games subsequently filing suit. You can check out more details here and watch the announcement stream below.It’s almost the weekend, folks, and we’ve got lots of video game news to hold us over until then. Sounds like a great year for Hitman 3 fans. Although the EGS does support VR games, it doesn’t do so natively, requiring third-party software like the. More details about this new map, which is codenamed ‘Rocky’ will be revealed later in Year 2. IO Interactive recently elected to make Hitman 3 a timed Epic Games Store exclusive. Plus, all of the technical improvements mentioned earlier, such as Ray Tracing, XeSS and Variable Rate Shading when they become available. IO Interactive will also be implementing VRS (Variable Rate Shading) to boost PC performance and in partnership with Intel, IOI will be one of the first development studios in the world to implement XeSS technology.Īs highlighted above, HITMAN 3 arrives on Steam to coincide with the start of Year 2 and will have full support for PC VR from day one. Later in 2022, improvements to HITMAN 3’s impressive technology will include Ray Tracing, which will create better shadows, reflections, and maps. The HITMAN Trilogy will be available digitally as a single package on January 20 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Epic Games Store, Steam, Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate. HITMAN Trilogy Collection - Also Coming to Game Pass HITMAN VR comes to PC on January 20 and the entire World of Assassination trilogy is fully supported. Here’s a breakdown of all the content you can expect to see.Ī brand new game mode that takes the Elusive Target concept to the next level, mixes up the formula and introduces new challenges and unlockable rewards.Īrriving in Spring 2022, Freelancer is a brand new way to play HITMAN 3 that introduces roguelike elements, strategic planning and a customizable safehouse. Players can also look forward to technology improvements later this year including Ray tracing to make the game look even better than before. Notably, it will be coming to PC VR January 20 and the game will be arriving on Steam and Game Pass this year. IO Interactive has announced some of the new and exciting content that players can look forward to in the coming year for Hitman 3.
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