According to a recently redacted copy filed by the creator of a case Fortnite , Epic Gamesagainst which was presented for the first time Google inside 2020The company paid activation blizzard About $360 million over three years, reported Reuters. Google Also agreed to pay the studio League of Legends Riot Gameits property TencentAbout $30 million for one year.
The accused in the case Google Anti-competitive restrictions in the market for mobile devices, also known as Nintendo y Ubisoft List of 24 companies accused of paying damages in an attempt to prevent competition from the Play Store.
However, all of these can be declared fraudulent, since the Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs Activision Blizzard, courtesy of Lulu ChengSaid that the suit claimed the epic They lie.
Here is what he said:
Epic Activision is accusing Blizzard partner Google of paying us not to compete with them.
To be clear: this is false.
Google has never asked, pressured, or given us consent not to compete with them – and we’ve already submitted documents and testimony disproving this nonsense.
— Lulu Cheng Meservey (@lulumeserey) November 17, 2022
Epic Activision has accused Blizzard partner Google of paying us not to compete with them.
To be clear: this is false.
Google has never asked us, pressured us, or given us consent not to compete with them, and we’ve already produced documents and testimonials that disprove this nonsense.
the epic said that Google His distribution decision was threatened Fortnite for Android outside play storeA move that bypasses platform holder fees with a new direct payment option and results in Google Remove the game from your platform.
For now there is a conflict between them the epic con Google and more apple They do not have 100% resolution.
Through: VGC
