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Epic Games and Samsung Send 'Free Fortnite' Swag to Influencers With Galaxy Tab S7
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Can’t spell “influencer” without “egotistical, useless, freeloader.”
I despise Epic and Tim Sweeney but have people moved on? They’re killing it in “active monthly users”. According to this article they’ve seen an increase in users by 3 million since April.
What's the Fortnite player count in 2023?
How many people play Fortnite right now?
I love how Epics argument is the Apple fee is too high. Epic sells digital dances and clothes for $10+
Those people always existed, celebrities. At least now it's more egalitarian. Both categories annoy me the same, which is why I deliberately forget their names unless I think the individual really matters.
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Cause I don't like influencers and don't have any stake in Apple other than them producing the Macs I use. That seems not hypocritical at all.
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I'm very surprised the Macrumors reporter didn't notice this - is she perhaps too young to recognise the pastiche?
Yeah, it doesn't make sense to talk trash about their user base or revenue without even looking at numbers.I despise Epic and Tim Sweeney but have people moved on? They’re killing it in “active monthly users”. According to this article they’ve seen an increase in users by 3 million since April.
What's the Fortnite player count in 2023?
How many people play Fortnite right now?www.gamesradar.com
It’s actually really well done. I’ve never played the game and am not weighing in on the dispute. From a design / advertiser’s perspective, bravo.
Actually yes, they do share etymology. Influenza meant "influence of the stars".
This reeks of desperation.
As Epic Games' dispute with Apple continues on, the gaming company has teamed up with Samsung to send "Free Fortnite" swag out to influencers.
The gift package, which was shared by Kinda Funny's Greg Miller, includes a "Free Fortnite" jacket with a rainbow-colored llama logo and a Galaxy Tab S7 tablet from Samsung. A note included with package has a reminder that Fortnite is available from the Epic Games app on the Galaxy Store.Fortnite was pulled from the App Store on iOS devices back in August after Epic Games decided it would no longer pay Apple's fees for in-app purchases. Epic Games added a direct purchase option for Fortnite currency in the app, breaking Apple's App Store rules and resulting in Apple removing the app from the App Store.
Fortnite then launched an anti-Apple PR campaign and filed a lawsuit against Apple accusing Apple of imposing "anti-competitive restraints" on apps, and employing "monopolistic practices in markets" to "block competition and stifle innovation."
Since then, the two companies have been embroiled in a legal battle and Fortnite has refused to comply with the App Store terms to get the app back in the App Store while the lawsuit plays out. Fortnite is no longer available on the App Store, and players who had the app downloaded before are unable to get updates. Google too is facing a lawsuit with Epic Games and has also removed Fortnite from the Play Store.
Epic Games and Apple are set to face off in court in July 2021, and it's unlikely Fortnite will return to the App Store before then. The Fortnite app is also unavailable on macOS, but can be played on PCs, consoles, and Android-based mobile devices, and it will soon be available on iOS through GeForce NOW.
Article Link: Epic Games and Samsung Send 'Free Fortnite' Swag to Influencers With Galaxy Tab S7
Reeks of desperation. If I received this, I’d donate the tablet and jacket to someone in need and move on with my life.
The only thing they influence me to do is NOT buy the thing that they are advertising/promoting.
Exactly.
Epic takes your real money... and turns it into fake money. And they've made billions from it.
It's gotta be the greatest racket of all time!
I know Epic has expenses including paying their developers, running their servers, and whatnot.
But gosh... V-Bucks is the most lucrative product ever! Sleazy... but lucrative...
I don’t understand people who make comments about how they don’t understand people.
I also don’t get the appeal of Fortnite, it’s a crappy game and not fun at all!
People can have their own opinions about what they think about things.
Always enjoy the first couple of pages of these threads; everyone piping up to try and outdo the next guy in a order to articulate their derision in an ever more imaginative way.
.....I hate theRomans (insert anything not Apple) as much an anybody....... oh yea, how much?.........a lot!
.....I hate the
Donate the tablet and burn the jacket! I’m sure a homeless person would rather have a few seconds of fire than a lifetime of wearing that embarrassment!
How utterly juvenile. Sweeny is an incredibly rich man with what could have been a great legacy in the game industry. Instead his greed and ego have destroyed that. The man is a moron.
This is so pathetic How someone didn't loose their job when they pitch this on meeting is beyond me
How someone didn't loose their job when they pitch this on meeting is beyond me 
If Samsung put all of their energy and money they put into mocking advertisement of Apple towards new technology, approaches, investments, ideas ... they would be already in position of Apple in late 90's and focusing on their target consumers and probably with their on software. Jesus ... this is so lame.
Many people seem to hate on it just to be "different." It's at least an ok game. Tried it, and the main reason I quit quickly is it always wanted to update, and each update was 20-something GiB. Not fond of the building aspect, but it's otherwise a well-rounded shooter, definitely not something to hate altogether compared to other games.
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