Epic Games won`t call on Facebook Gaming Chief in Apple trial
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An updated court witness list for Epic no longer lists Vivek Sharma. What you need to know Apple`s trial against Epic Games will begin next week. One key witness, Facebook`s VP of gaming, is no longer set to testify. It is unclear why Vivek Sharma was removed from Epic`s list of witnesses, but Apple had previously sought to have Sharma ousted from the case. Facebook`s VP of gaming, Vivek Sharma, who is an outspoken critic of Apple`s App Store, is no longer set to testify at the Epic Games vs Apple trial due to begin next week. As first reported by Bloomberg: Facebook Inc.`s top gaming executive is no longer testifying on behalf of Epic Games Inc. in the upcoming trial with Apple Inc. over developer fees, according to court filings. Vivek Sharma, Facebook`s vice president of gaming, was scheduled to testify on behalf of the Fortnite maker in the trial beginning in early May before Epic dropped him this week from its list of witnesses. Epic Games filed its tentative updat...