Epic Games and Samsung Send 'Free Fortnite' Swag to Influencers With Galaxy Tab S7

[redcaptrickster]

Makes no difference.

Judging from what I've seen of most 'influencers', the word is code for 'unemployable'.

 

[carletonguy]

Sad...

 

[peterh988]

Thought it meant they were giving it away at first glance.

Not the best PR line

 

[bsamcash]

The irony being I just started playing Fortnite a week ago as a way to spend more time with my niece and nephew. Pretty fun shooter.

 

[mrat93]

I’m team Epic till Apple allows sideloading. I really think Epic would back down if Apple did.

I don’t want to say Epic is the reason Apple started taking 15% down from 30% from small devs, but I’d say it certainly helped.

 

[LegCortex]

Didn’t Fortnite also get kicked off the Google Play store?

 

[va1984]

This is going to be a spike visible in the Samsung tablet sales chart!

 

[LegCortex]

I’m team Epic till Apple allows sideloading. I really think Epic would back down if Apple did.

I don’t want to say Epic is the reason Apple started taking 15% down from 30% from small devs, but I’d say it certainly helped.

If Epic held console-makers to the same standard, then maybe they’d have more of a leg to stand on. For whatever reason, they’ve decided they can get away with it on iOS.

 

[adamjackson]

Is that the Aerial font they're using?

 

[DarkCole]

Plenty of other important things they could be campaigning for right now other than this losing battle. What a waste of time and material.

 

[poematik13]

Desperate and pathetic

 

[MrGimper]

Can’t they free themselves by just complying with the rules of the platform they want to be distributed on?

And “influencers” ? “Advertising whores” more like it.

 

[macfacts]

Their cause is so sad they have to try and buy some good PR.

Cause apple never sent out review units to YouTuber influencers.

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[neoelectronaut]

Epic Games doesn't want just some of the money, they want all of the money.

 

[Royksöpp]

The old Garamond typeface looks surprisingly fresh here. I like it!

 

[WiseAJ]

Free Fortnite from Epic Games and Free Unreal Engine as well while you’re at it

 

[kasei]

Is this even legal?

 

[Pakaku]

This isn't about "freedom" or "fighting the man" anymore, if it was ever about that in the first place. Now this is pure and simple marketing

 

[hot-gril]

It's funny cause not only do you have to use an Android phone to play it, you have to get a Samsung one and use the weird Samsung store instead of the regular Google one. And Samsung still takes 30%, don't they?

 

[BaltimoreMediaBlog]

Sad and pathetic. 'Nuff said.

 

[[AUT] Thomas]

includes a "Free Fortnite" jacket

That style and class... worse than fake Adidas shoes...

 

[Dustman]

And how does this have anything to do with MACrumors or anything Apple related when this is about Samsung and the evil Epic.

The logo that’s utilizing Apples trademark colours, the specific call-out to the App Store, the ongoing lawsuit involving Apple...

 

[Davehaslanded]

This feels gross. The start of “social lobbying”. How many companies will start trying to bribe influencers to take their side in a private legal dispute. Nothing there stating it needs to be shown on stream, so not sure if influencers have to declare it either. Whole thing just feels dirty.

 

[Maconplasma]

The blatant immaturity of companies against Apple is so pitiful and companies like EPIC should be ashamed of themselves for such stupidity. SMH

 

[bousozoku]

Swag isn't a word I hear any longer.

Fortnite-related products and gift cards are still being sold, but only to those under 10, from my experience in retail.