Epic Games summons Sundar Pichai, CEO of ALPHABET, for antitrust trial on Google Play policies. Trial jeopardizes app marketplace revenue. Nov 6 trial date set in San Francisco court.

In 2020, Epic Games initiated a high-stakes battle by suing Google, alleging that the distribution, payment, and fee policies of its app store are illegal. This dispute is a component of a broader antitrust conflict, which involves complaints from nearly thirty states' attorneys general, consumers, and Match Group, all accusing Google of engaging in monopolistic behavior.

In the upcoming weeks, Pichai is expected to testify in the ongoing Washington trial, where Alphabet faces allegations from the US Justice Department of maintaining a web search monopoly. 

Additionally, last month, Alphabet reached a tentative settlement in complaints by consumers and state attorneys general regarding Google Play's control over Android mobile applications. The details of the settlement remain undisclosed in court filings.

Epic and Google’s attorneys plan to call Sweeney to the witness stand for 90 minutes each. His testimony will cover Epic’s Games Store business and the game maker’s experience with Google Play and Android. 

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