Epic lawsuit claims Google paid Activision Blizzard $360 million to prevent Play Store rival

Google paid Activision Blizzard approximately $360 million to prevent the troubled publisher from competing directly against the Play Store. The deal was one among at least 24 agreements the search giant signed as part of its Project Hug initiative, according to court documents seen by Reuters. The financial details of Project Hug - later known as the Apps and Games Velocity Program - are at the center of the ongoing antitrust lawsuit between Epic Games and Google. In 2021, the studio alleged Go...