A significant development has occurred in the longstanding legal battle between Apple and Epic Games. An American court has issued a ruling that mandates Apple to immediately stop charging commissions on payments made outside its app store.

The open-source engine Godot will soon support another platform. Apple has begun work on incorporating support for the visionOS operating system, which is the foundation of the AR headset Apple Vision Pro, into Godot.

The European Commission has indeed recognized Apple as a violator of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and has fined the corporation. Rumors about the agency’s plans to do this emerged as early as last summer.

Apple is expected to face a fine in the European Union, according to Reuters sources. The agency reports that the European Commission has decided to impose a fine on the corporation for suppressing competition on iOS, which constitutes a violation of the Digital Market Act (DMA).

A Brazilian court has ordered Apple to allow apps outside the App Store on iOS within the country, mirroring a decision previously implemented in the European Union. The corporation has three months to comply with this mandate.

China’s antitrust regulator is preparing an investigation into Apple, Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the situation. The potential subject of the investigation is the App Store’s policies.

Following Google, Apple Corporation has announced the best mobile games of 2024 in its app store.

A UK court has permitted a class-action lawsuit against Apple Corporation regarding the commission rates in the App Store.

Ju Heng, an associate professor at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Business School, investigated the App Store’s revenue in China. The figures were astronomical.

On November 13, the State Duma of the Russian Federation passed in its first reading a bill that mandates Apple to allow the installation of the RuStore app store on iPhones and iPads within Russia.

The “Apple” company hasn’t forgotten about the gaming industry. It is preparing to release a new application that combines the functionality of the App Store and Game Center.

Apple Corporation will reorganize the division that manages the App Store. According to Bloomberg, it decided to do this in response to changes in iOS policy in the European Union.

In the fall, the UK is expected to enact the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill. Ahead of this, the UK competition regulator announced the conclusion of investigations into the App Store and Google Play.

In August 2020, Apple and Google removed Fortnite from their mobile app stores. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney told Game File journalist Stephen Totilo in an interview that over the years of the game’s absence from the stores, his company lost about $1 billion in potential revenue from Fortnite.

The second advertising service in a week has stopped working with Russian companies. On August 15, Apple blocked Search Ads accounts registered in Russia.

The Chief Strategy Officer of Tencent, James Mitchell, informed investors that Apple is seeking a share of the revenue from mini-games within the WeChat app. The companies are already discussing the terms.

The Spanish antitrust regulator has begun an investigation into Apple, according to Reuters. The agency intends to examine the App Store policy.

The launch of the Epic Games Store on iOS devices in EU countries is facing difficulties. Epic Games claims that Apple has already twice denied its release of a proprietary mobile app store due to button designs.

A bill has been submitted to the State Duma that prohibits the sale of smartphones and tablets in Russia without access to RuStore, the Russian app store. The primary target is Apple devices.