Epic's new motion claims Apple's holding Unreal Engine hostage

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Epic's new filing issued on Sunday alleges Apple is holding an entire ecosystem of game developers hostage with its response of threatening to revoke Epic's developer access. The game developer has asked the court to restrain Apple from revoking said access while the lawsuit is ongoing. Apple's response to the request claims it's enforcing previously stated policies without denying that iOS support was at risk.

Epic says getting its access revoked is unnecessarily punitive as it affects developers who built on Epic's Unreal Engine, even if they weren't directly involved in the case. "The breadth of Apple's retaliation is itself an unlawful effort to maintain its monopoly and chill any action by others who might dare oppose Apple," the motion reads.

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'Justice League' Snyder Cut to come to HBO Max in 2021

The four-hour-long Zack Synder version of the Justice League is finally coming. The director made the announcement during the DC FanDome virtual convention on Saturday. It'll be released on HBO Max in 2021 in four, one-hour segments and an option to watch the entire film in full. For those without access to the streaming service, Snyder said a "distribution plan" to release the movie outside of HBO Max is in the works.

You can see the full three-minute trailer above, which the film fans have been clamouring for since the theatrical version came out in November 2017. Fans felt the movie compromised the director's original vision for it. He had to step away from the project in May 2017 due to a family tragedy. Joss Whedon took over directing duties from him. It already sets a darker, more sombre tone than the theatrical version and a look at apex villain Darkseid who didn't make the theatrical cut.

Source: Variety

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Facebook to drop its 'classic' website look in September

Whether you like the Facebook redesign on the web or not, you're going to be stuck with it soon. Facebook is letting the "classic" look disappear in September. The redesign first appeared in May and became the new default for users. But you could still opt out of using it. That option will be disappearing next month. If you still want to hold onto the blue theme, you have less than a few weeks to enjoy it.

Source: Engadget