This is the latest installment of Semenov&Pevzner’s overview of the gaming industry’s major lawsuits and disputes from all over the world.

Unreal Engine 5 is now available in early access for game developers. Epic Games has introduced a new version of its engine, detailing some of its key features.

An ongoing antitrust trial between Epic Games and Apple continues to shed light on the situation surrounding the two companies’ businesses. It’s been revealed that Fortnite generated $100 million for Apple while being available on the App Store.

Epic Games announced the acquisition of ArtStation.

The European Commission has made a preliminary conclusion that Apple has broken EU competition law, following a complaint from Spotify filed in 2019. Apple is now facing a fine of up to $27 billion.

On August 1, Microsoft is reducing its Microsoft Store’s cut from 30 percent to just 12 percent to make the platform more attractive for devs and publishers.

New court documents revealed Fortnite’s revenue split between different platforms. It looks like PlayStation 4 (not iOS) has been the main source of revenue for Epic Games’ battle royale.

Popular indie game digital platform itch.io, is coming the Epic Games Store as an app. The move will make itch.io’s 200,000 titles available to the Epic Game Store’s 31.3 million active daily users.

Epic Games-backed Core has entered early access. It is a platform that gives users tools to create and monetize their own games, as well as travel between thousands of worlds within a so-called multiverse.

Producer Tom Cummings was awarded $50,000 MegaGrant from Epic Games. He used the grant to create award-winning contemporary-ballet feature film Aberthol.

MetaHuman Creator is now finally available in early access. Epic Games’ new toolkit allows developers to create realistic digital humans within minutes.

Epic Games has completed a $1 billion round of funding, giving it a valuation of $28.7 billion. It also allowed the company to strengthen its collaboration with Sony, which invested $200 million this time.

Epic Games is in talks with investors to raise $1.7 billion. The company is currently valued at around $28 billion.

Journalist and industry nsider Jeff Grubb claims that Remedy Entertainment is working on the second installment in the Alan Wake franchise.

Mediatonic, known as the creator of popular battle royale Fall Guys, joins Epic Games. The deal won’t affect the title’s presence on Steam.

Valve will have to unveil some of its private Steam information requested by Apple in a lawsuit against Epic Games.

MetaHuman Creator is Epic’s new cloud-streamed app designed to make realistic digital human models. The company promises that the toolkit can reduce the time of the creation to “less than an hour.”

This is another installment of Semenov&Pevzner’s overview of major lawsuits and infringements affecting the gaming industry.

Facebook announced that it would help Epic Games prove Apple’s anti-comptetitive behavior.