Epic Games chief to speak in South Korea as Google, Apple face app store challenge

The chief executive of “Fortnite” creator Epic Games and other vocal critics of Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google plan to speak in South Korea, where the two American tech giants face new regulations forcing them to open their app stores to third-party payments.
Tim Sweeney and representatives from Match Group plan to speak at a conference next week about fairness in online ecosystems, according to a representative for the companies.
Sweeney’s visit to Korea comes a day after a U.S. judge denied Apple’s request to pause a set of court orders handed down after a lengthy antitrust trial between Apple and Epic Games. Those orders could require Apple to allow developers to create in-app buttons and links to third-party payment systems.