Apple Blocks Fortnite's Return to iOS App Store, Epic Claims

Epic Games said contiguous that Apple has blocked its effort to bring Fortnite backmost to iOS devices, leaving the fashionable conflict royale crippled unavailable connected iPhones and iPads worldwide.


"Apple has blocked our Fortnite submission truthful we cannot merchandise to the US App Store oregon to the Epic Games Store for iOS successful the European Union," Epic stated via its Fortnite account connected X (Twitter). "Now, sadly, Fortnite connected iOS volition beryllium offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it."

Apple banned the ‌Epic Games‌ developer relationship backmost successful 2020 erstwhile ‌Epic Games‌ violated its ‌App Store‌ rules to adhd web-based purchases, kicking disconnected a multi-year ineligible battle. Because the main ‌Epic Games‌ developer relationship continues to beryllium banned, Epic submitted Fortnite to the U.S. ‌App Store‌ utilizing an relationship from Epic Games Sweden, a subsidiary that Epic formed to make the ‌Epic Games‌ Store alternate app marketplace successful the European Union.

The crippled was submitted for review connected May 9, but aft waiting implicit 120 hours without a response, Epic was forced to propulsion and resubmit its exertion to see the latest update.

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has been vocal astir his vexation with the situation, claiming that Apple has not been returning the company's calls and that the reappraisal process typically moves overmuch faster.

Before submitting Fortnite to the U.S. App Store, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said the institution spoke with Apple astir its plans – but ne'er claimed Apple approved them. It remains unclear if Apple volition let Fortnite back, arsenic the Epic v. Apple suit confirmed that Apple has the close to prohibition Epic's relationship and isn't required to reinstate it.

It's the latest section successful the ongoing legal battle betwixt the 2 companies, which began successful 2020 erstwhile Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store aft Epic implemented nonstop outgo options that bypassed Apple's 30% commission.

The crippled had concisely returned to iOS devices successful the EU via the Epic Games Store, but that mentation has present besides gone offline.
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