Legal battle of epic games: Fortnite fans shocked the Apple Blocks game on iOS around the world, despite the great legal victory of Epic Games just a few weeks ago

Fortnite was again prohibited from iPhones, iPads and other Apple devices in the United States and the European Union, even if the developer games of the Epic Games have recently won a great court battle against the technology giant, according to a report.

Fortnite prohibited on the App Store

The epic games revealed in an article on social networks: “Now, unfortunately, Fortnite on iOS will be offline in the world until the unlocked,” quoted Fortune.

According to the report, Apple’s guidelines mention that 90% of the submissions are examined in less than 24 hours, however, the CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney adding: “We have not taken any measure to remove the live version of Fortnite from the alternative distribution markets”, quoted Fortune.

The battle dates back to 2020

The longtime battle of Apple and Epic Games had started in 2020, when Apple fired Fortnite from the App Store, according to the report. Epic had created a method for people to buy their currency at stake, V-Bucks, directly from the developer, jumping the 30% Apple commission for integrated purchases, according to Fortune. This action sparked a legal battle that has been raging for five years.

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Court: Apple has broken the rules

Last month, the American district judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers excluded that Apple had broken an injunction in 2021 by always refusing to let the developers use alternative payment systems and declared that the efforts of the company to comply with the “stretched incredulous” order. The judge had at that time ruled that the 30% Commission that Apple was charged in the purchase of applications was anti -competitive and declared that the developers had the right to direct the users outside the Apple ecosystem to make payments, Fortune reported.
Gonzalez Rogers, in his recent decision, wrote that “Apple’s continuous attempts to interfere with competition will not be tolerated”, as mentioned in the report.
The judge also pointed out that the iPhone manufacturer had tried to hide his actions before the courts and asked the federal prosecutors to investigate the question of whether “Apple and Alex Roman – a vice -president of finances, which has pure and simple, under oath, was to be accused of criminal contempt”, according to fortune.

Faq

Why can’t I play Fortnite on my iPhone now?
Fortnite was blocked on iOS devices because Apple has not yet approved the latest application version submitted by Epic Games, according to fortune.

Can I play Fortnite on Android or other platforms?
Yes, Fortnite remains available on platforms other than Apple iOS.