Is there any porn on the Epic Games Store? Seems like a pretty simple yes or no question. Today, however, the current increasingly controversial The Epic v Apple court case showed us that it is indeed possible to have a nearly 10-minute argument about it.
It began as part of a series of investigations into which Apple’s attorney attempted to establish Epic’s (or lack of) quality control process. To give you an idea of what she was playing at, she had just brought up a quote where Epic CEO Tim Sweeney described some consumers as “humorless trolls” and asked Steve Allison, VP of the Epic Games Store, if Sweeney was up to Epic has its own customers. Then she moved on to a series of questions itch.io, the indie game store Epic was recently added to its range of apps seemingly to make a shot at Apple.
“In the file you discussed that there are certain types of content that the Epic Games Store will not bring to the store,” said Apple’s lawyer. “They said Epic Games won’t endorse games that are offensive or sexualized.”
Allison initially protested, but then admitted that he had actually said so in his own dismissal.
“A little further down you are saying no porn and no hate,” Apple’s lawyer continued. “Do you see that?”
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She then brought up itch.io, noting that it contained “what is known as” adult games, “referring to a specific game whose title was inaudible in the official court audio. Allison replied that he was unaware of adult games with itching.
“So you may not know that the description of this game includes a list of fetishes that contains many words that are inappropriate for us to speak in federal courts,” said the attorney. “There are a lot of games on itch.io. I won’t even read the names out loud, but they are both offensive and sexualized. Are you not aware of that? “
Allison responded by stating that itch.io is on Epic, but it’s not the Epic Games Store itself. “Itch.io is an app store that is not the Epic Games Store. We’re not included in the distribution of itching, ”Allison said. “Epic only sells the itch.io app store.”
The attorney then suggested that itch’s apps “have not undergone any review process,” to which Allison replied that “they are subject to whatever process itch.io presents to its developers”.
The attorney went on to squeeze, “So Epic Games, your business, is for every process itch.io put in place to review these games that are so offensive that we can’t talk about them here, right?” She said.
Allison disagreed.
“So can you access these apps through your app store or not?” asked the lawyer.
Allison argued again that while there is porn on itch.io, it is not the same as it is on the Epic Games Store. “You cannot access these apps through the Epic Games Store,” he said. “You can access these apps through your application. We download itch.io from an app store. You must have your own account with them and you use their store and you are subject to their agreements. “
The attorney also asked if someone could, for example, download the Epic Games Store onto their phone and then download the “objectionable material” from itch.io from there onto the phone. Allison replied that this is currently not possible. At the moment the PC is the only option. However, the attorney suggested that this is Epic’s ultimate goal – bringing apps to phones; Otherwise why go through this whole court case? Allison replied that in the specific case of itch.io, he doesn’t know if Epic wants to do that.
They then more or less repeated the same argument again: Apple’s attorney asked if Allison was “aware” that you could “go to the Epic Games Store, click on itch.io, and download the offensive games,” causing Allison to itch at the opening answered. io includes users in the separate application of itch. At this point, they are subject to itch’s end user license agreement, not Epic’s. The attorney asked Allison to confirm that Epic doesn’t want to bet itch.io on phones. Allison replied that he wasn’t even sure if itch.io had a mobile application.
“OK, but the reason you said this in court is because you realize that this is offensive and sexualized behavior that is accessible,” Apple’s attorney said.
“I disagree with that statement,” Allison replied.
After that, Apple’s attorney graciously decided to move on to another topic just to get back to “sexual” content no longer after that.
“I just want to know, sir, if you endorse offensive and sexual content,” she said.
“I do not endorse any sexual content,” replied Allison.
So let’s go: that’s all settled now! Apples Sex work and LGBTQ unfriendly utopia redeveloped by advertisers is saved from scary indie games “Great chronicles.” Thank God.
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