The story of the confrontation between Apple and Epic Games unfolds at lightning speed. First, in the iOS version of Fortnite, it becomes possible to pay for content directly to developers. After that, Apple immediately removes Fortnite from the App Store. Epic Games immediately sues Apple.

Fortnite can no longer be played on iOS. Apple accused Epic Games of violating the rules and removed its game from the App Store.

The popular Subway Surfers runner has surpassed the mark of 3 billion downloads worldwide. SYBO announced this after the appointment of a new head of its studio in Copenhagen.A new achievement in downloads allowed Subway Surfers to become the most downloaded mobile game of July in the American App Store.

Facebook still managed to release Facebook Gaming on iOS after five refusals from Apple. However, in order to do this, the company was forced to remove all games and related functions from its application.At the same time, Android users, where Facebook Gaming appeared in April, have access to all the functions of the application.

Analysts at Niko Partners found that over the past month Apple has removed 42 thousand games from the Chinese App Store. The number will only grow, as the company seriously intends to get rid of all applications that do not have permission to publish in China by the end of the year.Over the past month, Apple has removed about 15 thousand games that do not have a license to publish in China.

The European Union has launched an official antitrust investigation into the Apple App Store. The government is concerned that it is possible to sell content in the Apple store only through its own payment system, whose commission is 30%.

The story continues with the removal of games from the Chinese App Store that have not received a local license. This time Sensor Tower shares new details.

On the morning of July 8, many Chinese game developers received a letter from Apple. It says: if the application does not have permission to publish in China, it will be removed after July 31.

Since the beginning of July, the App Store does not accept games that have not received a local license (ISBN) for publication in China. What will happen to games that do not have permission, but which are present in the store, is still unclear. Against this background, 1571 games were “withdrawn” from the Chinese App Store only for July 1. Another 1805 projects were removed from the shelves today.

Starting in July, Apple will begin to exclude games from the Chinese App Store that have not previously been officially licensed in China.

The relationship between Apple and Facebook is not going well. The Apple company does not want a Facebook app with its own library of games to appear in the App Store.

June 30th is approaching. After this date, Western games running in the Chinese App Store without local ratification will be outlawed. How Apple will deal with them is still unclear. But there are other details about the current situation.

In the search results of the App Store, you can again advertise games from Russian publishers. Apple has returned Russia to the list of countries with access to Search Ads.

The App Store will appear in 20 more countries. Eight of them are located in Africa, including Libya, Morocco and Congo. The store will also be launched in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Maldives. As a result, it will cover 175 states.

The coronavirus forced Apple to make allowances for iOS developers. They were given more time to migrate applications to the current iOS 13 SDK.

Last year, iPhone owners spent an average of $54 on mobile games. 99% of the money was earned by fritupley titles.

To release the game in the Chinese App Store, it is now required to obtain a license from the State Administration for Press and Publications (SAPP). This became known at the beginning of the week. We asked Nekki, Playkot and Pixonic working in the Chinese market to comment on the situation.

China is tightening the nuts. Now the release and operation of the game in the Chinese App Store requires the permission of the State Administration for Press and Publications (SAPP).

Europeans’ spending on the App Store and Google Play will grow to $23 billion by 2020. Games will also start earning more, but the share of their revenue will decrease in comparison with the share of non-gaming applications.