American programmer and founder/CEO of Epic Games, creator of the Unreal Engine and Fortnite, and the most prominent antagonist in the legal battle against Apple and Google over app store fees.
Built Unreal Engine into the dominant 3D rendering platform used in gaming, film, and architecture, then used Fortnite's success to finance a years-long legal and regulatory battle against Apple's App Store commission model — a fight that reshaped mobile distribution policy globally.
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