A Epic teve uma "vitória parcial" nos tribunais, enquanto a questão é decidida em definitivo no futuro.
A Apple não vai poder tirar o suporte a Unreal Engine, que prejudicaria muitos desenvolvedores, mas os jogos da EPic, como Fortnite, continuam fora da App Store, já que ficou claro que a Epic entrou em conflito de forma premeditada, e nada impede que ela desfaça o update no jogo e passe a cobrar as DLCs da forma anterior.
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UPDATE 25/08/20: Epic Games has seen partial success in seeking a restraining order against Apple, with the company ordered not to block Unreal Engine or terminate Epic's developer accounts on iOS and Mac. Temporarily, at least.
As ruled by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, the temporary restraining order prevents Apple from limiting Epic's ability to support Unreal Engine, a move that would have impacted studios and game creators who use the game engine. "Epic Games and Apple are at liberty to litigate against each other, but their dispute should not create havoc to bystanders,"
Rogers wrote (via
The Verge). "Apple has chosen to act severely, and by doing so, has impacted non-parties, and a third-party developer ecosystem. In this regard, the equities do weigh against Apple."
The restraining order does not extend to Apple's removal of Fortnite from the App Store, however, as Rogers found that Epic Games "strategically chose to breach its agreements with Apple," and thus disrupted the status quo. "The Court finds that with respect to Epic Games' motion as to its games, including Fortnite, Epic Games has not yet demonstrated irreparable harm. The current predicament appears of its own making," Rogers added. She noted that since the blocking of Fortnite could be solved by rolling back the update that added the alternative payment system, Epic Games could not argue it had been dealt "irreparable harm".
www.eurogamer.pt
