Fortnite Removed from Apple's App Store, Lawsuit Launched

Jordan Moreau Twitter has taken down a video tweeted by President Trump that used the song “Electric Avenue” after receiving a copyright complaint.Trump tweeted the video on Aug. 12, which featured an animated train with his campaign logo barreling through a town while Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden followed behind slowly on a railroad handcar.

Apple has terminated Epic Games’ account on the App Store, the tech giant announced in a statement on Friday (August 28).This means that the rest of Epic Games’ mobile titles, such Battle Breakers and the Infinity Blade series, are no longer available on the App Store, joining the previously removed Fortnite.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorFortnite publisher Epic Games has suffered a setback in its legal fight against Apple, with a federal judge denying the company’s bid for an emergency order seeking to have the game restored on Apple’s App Store.Technically, it was a split decision by U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.

Southern Charm after a TikTok user pointed out racially charged remarks from old seasons of the Charleston-based series.“Did #Bravo think we wouldn’t notice the missing #SouthernCharm episodes? #bravotv,” @thetalkofshame captioned a video of missing episodes from the Bravo app earlier this month.The user subsequently found the removed episodes and watched for the potentially offensive scenes. One example cited was during season 1 episode 2, which aired in 2014.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorAs the Los Angeles Unified School District starts a new academic year this week via online learning it’s pairing that with a hugely ambitious testing and tracing program that Superintendent Austin Beutner called the best chance to get back into the classroom.Beutner announced plans to test the almost 75,000 staff and 700,000 students in the nation’s second largest school district (after New York City) and stands ready to test family members who show symptoms of

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAMC Networks’ speciality SVOD service Shudder launched Monday in Australia and New Zealand with titles including breakout hits “Creepshow” and “Cursed Films.”Shudder offers a menu of on-demand horror, thriller, and suspense programming and originally rolled out in the U.S. It has since expanded to Canada, the U.K.

Outlander star Caitriona Balfe has launched her own Scottish gin - and it's for a great cause.The Irish actress, who plays lead Claire Randall/Fraser in the show, has created Forget Me Not Gin to support the arts and "acknowledge the positive contribution creative industries make to society".Posting on her official Twitter account, Caitriona wrote: "This is a very special product that has combined my love of collaborating with friends, drinking and finding ways to support our beleaguered

Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google on Thursday removed popular video game “Fortnite” from their app stores for violating the in-app payment guidelines, prompting developer Epic Games to file federal antitrust lawsuits challenging their rules.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorCan “Fortnite” maker Epic Games single-handedly but up the longstanding 30% app “tax” levied by Apple and Google — fees Epic calls “exorbitant” and the result of “unlawful monopoly”? Not everyone believes the odds are in Epic’s favor.In a highly orchestrated campaign Thursday, Epic Games set the bait for the legal — and public relations — battle by announcing it was giving “Fortnite” users a 20% price break if they purchased in-app game currency directly,

Former Love Island star Rosie Williams has just launched her own clothing line White Collar and we’re loving it. Following in the footsteps of some her Love Island co stars and launching her own business, the 2018 contestant has been working on the launch of her own line for quite some time, and it’s gorgeous.

Twitter account said the company would debut a new short film called “Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite," a seeming parody of Apple's iconic “1984" commercial that introduced the Macintosh computer. It has also filed a complaint against Apple in the U.S.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorApple banned Epic Games, publisher of the wildly popular videogame Fortnite, from its App Store on Thursday and Epic filed a lawsuit in response.“Epic enabled a feature in its app which was not reviewed or approved by Apple, and they did so with the express intent of violating the App Store guidelines,” Apple said in a statement provided to Deadline.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThat was fast: Apple, just hours of Epic Games announced a new direct-payment option for “Fortnite” to bypass the Apple App Store 30% “tax” on in-app purchases, has removed the game from its app store.In a statement, Apple said, “Today, Epic Games took the unfortunate step of violating the App Store guidelines that are applied equally to every developer and designed to keep the store safe for our users.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorEpic Games is trying to skirt the 30% revenue cut taken by Apple’s App Store and Google Play — announcing a 20% discount to “Fortnite” players who purchase the game’s virtual currency directly from Epic, instead of from Apple or Google.“If Apple or Google lower their fees on payments in the future, Epic will pass along the savings to you,” the company said in announcing the mobile direct-payment option Thursday.It’s not clear how Epic is circumventing the Apple

Charley Webb has announced she and husband Matthew Wolfenden have launched their very own children's toy company.The Emmerdale stars have clearly been busy during lockdown, revealing that the Scandinavian inspired toy collection called 'Nördi Bäbi' was a long time coming but had finally being realised.Talking on Instagram the soap star said they had been "overwhelmed" with support and orders and that some of the items had already sold out.