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Suit allegations Activision was prevented from creating a competing app store by Google for $360 million

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According to reports, Google has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to stop rival app stores from being launched.

Reuters reported that a recently released copy of a lawsuit that Fortnite creator Epic Games initially brought against Google in 2020 shows that the firm paid Activision Blizzard about $360 million over a three-year period.

Google also agreed to pay Riot Games, a League of Legends developer owned by Tencent, $30 million over the course of a year.

In a list of 24 companies that were allegedly compensated in an effort to discourage competition for its Play Store, the lawsuit accuses Google of placing anti-competitive restrictions on mobile device marketplaces. Nintendo and Ubisoft are also named in the lawsuit.

According to reports, the agreements with developers included money for YouTube uploads as well as credits for Google ads and cloud services.

According to Reuters, Google claimed that these agreements to appease developers reflect healthy competition.

With the help of its proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft recently revealed plans to develop a “next generation game store” to compete with Apple and Google.

The lawsuit also stated that in order to eliminate competition from the creator of Fortnite, Google considered making an acquisition bid for Epic Games.

It claimed that Google and Tencent, which holds a 40% stake in Epic, talked about working together to gain some control over the business or possibly plot a hostile takeover.

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In order to avoid paying platform holder fees, Epic decided to distribute Fortnite for Android outside of the Play Store. As a result, Google removed the game from its platform. According to Epic, Google felt threatened.

Currently, Epic is contesting the outcome of a comparable antitrust lawsuit it filed against Apple. Nine of the ten counts that the Fortnite creator had brought against the iPhone company were dismissed by the judge last year.

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Resident Evil Death Island Reunites Favorite Characters

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The latest trailer for Sony Pictures Entertainment’s CGI film Resident Evil: Death Island, released July 25, features the outlandish action and melodrama that made the franchise a cult sensation.

This Resident Evil Avengers-esque team-up features Leon S. Kennedy, Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, Claire Redfield, and Rebecca Chambers.

The T-Virus and killer whales take the gang to Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay, where a new nightmare awaits. In magnificent slow motion and with progressively heavier ordinance, the Dream Team will supposedly destroy zombies, Lickers, mutant orcas, and anything else foolish or nasty enough to stand in their path.

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Attention! Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine for PS5, PS4 Launches June 22nd

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In a horrific new video, Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine is coming to PS4 and PS4 on June 22. Expect agony and tight gameplay from independent wizards Team Meat, well known for their pioneering, tough-as-ham platformer Super Meat Boy.

This “mean meat machine” reimagines your grandpa’s old black-and-white puzzle games for a younger, hipper, more bloodthirsty audience. We’re delighted the wait won’t be long for this one.

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Blizzard is developing two Diablo 4 expansions

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Diablo 4’s post-launch support will keep you playing for years, according to Blizzard. General manager Rod Fergusson confirmed two expansions and free content updates.

“As I sit here, we’re about to launch the main game; we’re finishing up season one; we’re working on season two; we’re working on expansion one; we’re kicking off expansion two,” he told PC Gamer on the Kinda Funny Xcast. These two DLCs may release sooner than expected. Fergusson says the live service model lets Blizzard release content faster than Diablo III.

With tens of hours of content in the base game, Diablo 4 is massive. This could be Destiny 2 or Genshin Impact, with seasons and DLC. That thought excites or frightens you. Leave a comment and check out our Diablo 4 guide for help with the PS5 and PS4 games.

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