Tony Bark@pawb.social to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 day agoEpic Games Store is coming to the Play Store as Google loses in court appeal9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down11
arrow-up1112arrow-down1external-linkEpic Games Store is coming to the Play Store as Google loses in court appeal9to5google.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squarearcterus@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·1 day agoI still don’t understand how some people find this controversial given how important mobile devices are to people now.
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoA lot of people think fragmentation of digital markets will deliver a worse experience. While it does add a tiny amount of friction, the trade-offs are massive.
minus-squareIlandar@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·1 day agoI think it’s mostly just the “China = BAD” factor because of Tencent’s part-ownership.
minus-squarezod000@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·15 hours agoMaybe it’s because Epic sucks and are total hypocrites. Google absolutely deserved to lose in court, but Epic and Sweeney can go to hell.
minus-squareSlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 hours agothey would suck less if they got off their asses and made a sequel to Jazz Jackrabbit 2
minus-squarecount_duckula@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoTIL Jazz Jackrabbit was made by Epic! I thought the only game by Epic I had played was Unreal Tournament. I have fond memories of spending hours in both those games. Didn’t play Jazz Jackrabbit 2 as much, but I remember I liked the soundtrack.
minus-squarezod000@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 hours agoHah, indeed. That Epic is long dead, just like the Id that made Commander Keen and the Blizzard that made Rock n Roll Racing.
I still don’t understand how some people find this controversial given how important mobile devices are to people now.
A lot of people think fragmentation of digital markets will deliver a worse experience.
While it does add a tiny amount of friction, the trade-offs are massive.
I think it’s mostly just the “China = BAD” factor because of Tencent’s part-ownership.
Maybe it’s because Epic sucks and are total hypocrites. Google absolutely deserved to lose in court, but Epic and Sweeney can go to hell.
they would suck less if they got off their asses and made a sequel to Jazz Jackrabbit 2
TIL Jazz Jackrabbit was made by Epic! I thought the only game by Epic I had played was Unreal Tournament. I have fond memories of spending hours in both those games. Didn’t play Jazz Jackrabbit 2 as much, but I remember I liked the soundtrack.
Hah, indeed. That Epic is long dead, just like the Id that made Commander Keen and the Blizzard that made Rock n Roll Racing.