Epic and Google have signed a special deal for a new class of ‘metaverse’ apps

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images

Epic Games and Google are burying the hatchet, but documents released contiguous uncover that they aren't lone aligned connected however Google is shaking things up for app stores. The 2 companies person besides agreed to presumption astir a caller people of apps that they're calling "metaverse browsers," according to a heavy redacted conception of a revised binding word sheet.

While the word "metaverse" has mostly fallen retired of favour - Mark Zuckerberg, for example, is present overmuch much funny successful AI - Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has been talking for years astir the metaverse and however it might enactment successful the future. (Depending connected however you specify the concept, Epic's Fortnite is alrea …

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