Month: February 2025

The long-awaited decision in the Apple vs. Epic case has been handed down, with a judge deciding that Apple must allow developers to offer alternative payment methods. But Epic Games is not celebrating the decision, and Fortnite is not coming back to the App Store soon, if it ever does. The latest development in this matter came on September 21, when Apple is said to have informed Epic that Fortnite would be banned on iOS until all court appeals are exhausted.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney blasted the decision on Twitter, saying it is not a win for developers or consumers. He went on to say that Fortnite will only return to the iOS App Store “when and where Epic can offer in-app payment in fair competition with Apple in-app payment, passing along the savings to consumers.” Come from…

The latest expansion for Hearthstone will arrive on August 3, and it’s focused on the Alliance. Dubbed Hearthstone: United in Stormwind, the titular city’s expansion comes with 135 new cards, new questlines for every class, and powerful Mercenaries to join your side after completing them.

A Tradeable keyword is on some of the cards in the new expansion, letting you swap them out for one mana unit to simulate the commerce of the city–it’s one of the Alliance’s biggest cities in the Warcraft universe.

There are also new Profession Tools that simulate World of Warcraft’s trades, letting you place things like gems in weapon slots to boost abilities, and even Mounts have made their way to the game, letting you first empower a minion before bringing the mount itself into play. Th…