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Epic Games Asks Court to Force Apple to Approve Fortnite on US Store
Epic Games asked a court to force Apple to approve access to the hit game┬аFortnite┬аin the US App Store,┬аthe latest tussle in a long-running feud over Apple’s control of game distribution revenue.
The game developer earlier said that Apple тАЬblockedтАЭ its latest┬аFortnite┬аapp submission so that it can’t be released in the US or on the third-party Epic Games Store in the EU. тАЬNow, sadly,┬аFortnite┬аon iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it,тАЭ according to a post on its X account.┬а
An Apple spokesperson responded later on Friday to the X post, saying that the company тАЬdid not take any action to remove the live version of┬аFortnite┬аfrom alternative distribution marketplacesтАЭ in the EU. Apple said it asked the game company’s European division, Epic Sweden, to тАЬresubmit the app update without including the US storefront of the App Store so as not to impact┬аFortnite┬аin other geographies.тАЭ
Apple has blocked our Fortnite submission so we cannot release to the US App Store or to the Epic Games Store for iOS in the European Union. Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it.
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It’s the latest conflict in years of acrimony between the two companies. They have fought in court over Apple’s App Store policies, including the commissions it charges on in-app purchases тАФ a key source of Epic Games revenue.
Epic Games said it submitted┬аFortnite┬аto the US App Store last week, aiming to return it to US iPhone users for the first time in three years. That move followed a judge ruling that Apple must allow third-party apps to steer users to the web to complete in-app purchases without taking a commission. Apple didn’t comment on if it would allow┬аFortnite┬аback into the US store.┬а
тАЬApple’s refusal to consider Epic’s┬аFortnite┬аsubmission is Apple’s latest attempt to circumventтАЭ the injunction and the court’s authority, Epic said in the court filing. тАЬEpic therefore seeks an order enforcing the Injunction, finding Apple in civil contempt yet again, and requiring Apple to promptly accept any compliant Epic app, including┬аFortnite, for distribution on the US storefront of the App Store.тАЭ
On Wednesday, Epic pulled its initial submission after not hearing back from Apple and resubmitted it with updated content to match the game on other platforms.
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