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The Fortnite Darkfire Bundle to be the biggest Fortnite content pack ever

Neil writes: "Love it or hate it, there is no stopping the juggernaut that is Fortnite. And both Epic Games and Warner Bros know that, which is why come November they'll be giving gamers the opportunity to purchase the biggest Fortnite Content Pack ever - the Darkfire Bundle."

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SAG-AFTRA Files Over A.I. Darth Vader In Fortnite

SAG-AFTRA Files Over A.I. Darth Vader in Fortnite claiming this was done without notification and has filed accordingly.

spoonard19h ago(Edited 19h ago)

It's just a complaint, not a lawsuit, and it's completely unwarranted.

Garethvk19h ago

I said filed which they did. Filed a complaint.

VersusDMC18h ago

James earl jones sold his voice for use for Darth Vader after his passing and his estate said they approved it.

So i don't know why SAG is getting involved as it makes it seem like they are going against james earl jones wishes or just wanted a cut...

Garethvk17h ago

They are concerned about A.I. replacing live talent. It's an unusual stance as you are correct; he left his voice and his family approved. The union is saying doing this versus using a live actor sets a bad precedent going forward. The use of A.I. has been a huge issue in the recent labor deals.

VersusDMC13h ago

Well this is also an interactive AI Darth Vader that would have made live talent impossible unless they think a actor being in Fortnight 24/7 is an acceptable solution.

They should concentrate on cases that are possible to be done with live talent and that haven't been given blessing or sold by the original actor(for which they should have the right to sell)

Eonjay11h ago

"James earl jones sold his voice for use for Darth Vader after his passing and his estate said they approved it."

I have to say if James approved this after his death... that would be... um...

Do you mean he approved it while he was alive for when he passed?

VersusDMC8h ago

It's reported that he gave permission before his death and his estate(which i asume is his family) says so as well.

spoonard3h ago

Because SAG-AFTRA are trade unions. They are the Hollywood mafia protecting their profits from anything they feel could undermine them. It's all about the almighty dollar, not artists.

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Epic Games Asks Judge to Force Apple to Unblock Fortnite on iOS

The saga of the legal battle that sees Epic Games fight Apple in the attempt to bring Fortnite back to iOS has just gained another chapter.

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PapaBop1d 7h ago

Damn, I'm going to need to restock my popcorn if this keeps up.

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Apple blocks Fortnite’s return to the App Store, Epic Games CEO points out obvious clones

Epic: "Apple has blocked our Fortnite submission so we cannot release to the US App Store or to the Epic Games Store for iOS in the European Union. Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it."

DazaMc2d ago

I hope they never let it back in, don't bite the hand that feeds you bitch!

mkis0072d ago

Judge already gave them the win.

jznrpg2d ago

They did win in court, but so far the result is the same. It will be interesting to see if anything changes.

mkis0071d 13h ago (Edited 1d 12h ago )

Isn't that contempt? As I type this as a potential juror

z2g2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Lmao 😂 Fortnite tried to bully apple out of its own existing policies so they themselves could make more money off apple users - then they threatened to pull Fortnite from apple. then apple said “we’re the most valuable company in the world, we’ll do it for you”.

Epic f**ked around and then found out. Lmfao.

porkChop2d ago

"so they themselves could make more money off apple users"

That's not even true. Epic was allowing in-game purchase of V-Bucks for 30% cheaper by removing the portion that would have been Apple's cut. Epic was still making the same amount of money, not more, but they were trying to let users save money.

JEECE2d ago

It's so wild that people fawn on Apple for behavior they would lambast any other company for. Just shows how good Apple's marketing is that people will change their views in any direction to support them. It wasn't so many years ago people were attacking Sony over much milder actions related to Fortnite monetization.

PapaBop2d ago

Poor little Epic playing the victim card. I mean if any small company tried to do what they did, they'd be permanently blacklisted from app stores.

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