Epic Games head Tim Sweeney criticizes Apple, calls it a ‘gangster-style’ business

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The hostility of Epic Games CEO towards Apple continues, with Tim Sweeney calling the company a “gangster-style” business that gains revenue from an “illegal practice.”

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Tim Sweeney has called Apple a “gangster-style business.”

The excruciatingly long legal battles between Epic Games and Apple over In-App Purchasing and the App Store prompted a lot of outcry over how Apple conducts business with developers. Epic Games ultimately lost the fight, but an injunction meant that Apple was forced into enabling external purchase mechanisms for iOS apps.

After Epic filed a court order in March 2024 and complained to the court again a year later, Tim Sweeney decided to criticize Apple’s practices once more. As was reported by TechCrunch, Sweeney spoke at an event on Wednesday, where he largely echoed the language from Epic Games’ March 2025 complaint.

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