Epic Games Strikes $800M Deal With Google

During a San Francisco court hearing today, Epic Games and Google disclosed a six-year, $800 million cooperation involving joint product development, shared marketing, and strategic partnerships around Android, Fortnite, and the Unreal Engine. The deal, revealed amid ongoing antitrust settlement talks over Google’s Play Store, prompted Judge James Donato’s concern it may have softened Epic’s legal demands. If approved, the settlement would change Android rules globally through 2032, lowering fees and easing third-party app store installations.