Vratislav Holub In this regular column, every day we look at the most interesting news that revolves around the California company Apple. Here we focus exclusively on the main events and selected (interesting) speculations. So if you are interested in current events and want to be informed about the apple world, definitely spend a few minutes on the following paragraphs.
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Benjamin Levicek Next Stop Nowhere has arrived in Apple Arcade
In March of last year, we saw the presentation of a brand new game service from the Apple workshop, which bears the designation Arcade. It is therefore a gaming platform where we can find a number of exclusive games that can only be enjoyed on Apple devices. There are currently several hundred sophisticated titles on offer, and new ones are constantly being added. Today we saw the release of the game Next Stop Nowhere.
In this newly released exclusive title, a great story, amazing graphics and many other oddities await you. This is a brilliant adventure game in which you will embark on a very interesting journey through a colorful world. At the same time, the whole story revolves around a character named Beckett. He is a courier who is happy with his simple life. That is, until an opportunity connected with a bounty hunter literally pushes him on a journey for an indescribable adventure.
Couldn't we all use a galactic road trip right about now?
Next Stop Nowhere.
Coming very soon, exclusively on @AppleArcade. pic.twitter.com/QB75bncBA0
— Night School Studio (@nightschoolers) August 4
The game will offer its player an incredible dialogue system, where with one click you can completely change the development of the story and its eventual ending. The development was handled by the renowned Night School Studio, which is known primarily for games such as Oxenfree and Afterparty. In addition, you can enjoy Next Stop Nowhere on several devices at the same time. For example, you can play on your Mac for a while, then turn it off, move to the living room and play on the Apple TV, and then leave the house completely and enjoy the gaming experience on the iPhone or iPad.
Apple has registered the domain AppleOriginalProductions.com
Last March, alongside Apple Arcade, the Californian giant also presented us with the long-awaited TV+ service, which serves as a platform for streaming video content. Although the users themselves still prefer the competition, Apple is not idle and is constantly working on its product. We could already find a number of great series on TV+ that are definitely worth watching. Today, our foreign colleagues from MacRumors magazine also revealed a very interesting news item that could be directly connected to the Apple streaming platform.
The Californian giant had a new domain registered, specifically AppleOriginalProductions.com. The registration itself is confirmed by an extract from the WHOIS protocol. It is an extensive database that records data on the owners of Internet domains and IP addresses. However, the mentioned domain was registered by CSC Corporate Domains. At the same time, it is a company that registers domains for several large companies, and even Apple itself uses their services for its other domains.
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Pavel Jelic Of course, at the current stage, it is not absolutely certain what this new site could be used for, or if it will ever be launched at all. In recent weeks, however, we can see the activity of Apple, with the help of which it intends to support its creation on the TV+ platform. The Cupertino company has signed contracts with production companies such as Appian Way, which was founded by Leonardo DiCaprio himself, Team Downey, which is behind Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey, and also signed a multi-year contract with a creator named Martin Scorsese.
Apple has removed Fortnite from the App Store
Yesterday brought a number of interesting news that are only now beginning to surface. Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite and the publisher of one of the most popular titles today, updated its game yesterday. It added a new option to the version for iOS and Android, thanks to which users could buy in-game currency cheaper. The players themselves had a choice. They either buy the same amount of in-game currency for a larger amount through the App Store, or for a lower amount through the publisher. The problem, of course, lies in the second option. By doing so, Epic Games violated the policies of the App Store, and within a few hours Apple responded by deleting it (so did Google with its Play store).
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But as it now turns out, Epic Games had this move ready for a long time and was 100 percent counting on the removal. As soon as the Californian giant withdrew the game from its store, the publisher of the game immediately filed a prepared lawsuit, accusing Apple of controlling the market, violating the rules of competition and stifling innovation. It could be said that Apple is actually applying monopolistic practices. Subsequently, Epic also shared a very interesting video that refers to the iconic apple advertisement from 1984. But where is the problem?
Video copying an apple ad:
According to the rules of the App Store, any microtransaction must take place directly through the Apple platform. But here we run into a stumbling block - Apple takes 30 percent of every payment. Of course, a number of publishers do not agree with this, because let's face it, this is a rather excessive share of the total amount. The originally Swedish company Spotify stood behind Epic Games. In the past, it has already led similar disputes with Apple, which began last year with the filing of a lawsuit with the European Commission.
For now, of course, it is not certain whether Epic Games will succeed with its lawsuit in court. But we already know one thing. This affair has made the practices of the apple company more visible to the world and will draw the attention of many users to the problems that not only large game studios have to face, but also small developers. What do you think about the whole situation?
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Flying around the world with Apple 
K te zalobe Epic. If Epic doesn't like the terms of the Apple App Store, you don't have to publish your game there. And I only distribute the game on PC and consoles. If you want to use the Apple infrastructure, you must obey the Apple rules.
Apple has clear terms that apply to its own services. Epic had to agree to these conditions and now they have violated them and Apple is also suing. If the business is to function, it must be built on sticking to the agreement. Everyone has the right not to agree to an agreement, and Epic agreed to it and then broke it. We can debate the amount of fees, but the fact remains that Epic breached the agreement. I personally cannot trust such a company and would never do business with such a company. In addition, Apple is far from the only company that takes fees in this way. Apple is not a monopoly either - there are other platforms on the market and everyone can choose PC vs. Mac, iOS vs. Android.