Epic Games “Fortnite” creator said Friday that Apple has blocked her latest attempt to bring popular video game back to the American version of the App Store.
The Fortnite app is also unavailable to Apple’s equipment in the European Union, despite the previously downloading there through the Epic Games store. Epic staged download failures in Europe as well.
“Apple has blocked our Fortnite layout, so we can’t issue to the American app store or at the EPIC Games store for iOS in the European Union,” Epic Games said in a post on the X Fortnite account. “Now, unfortunately, Fortnite in iOS will be out of line all over the world until Apple unlocks it.”
Representatives for Apple and Epic Games did not immediately return the commentary requests.
Fortnite initially blocked from the US application store in 2020, starting the constant quarrel of a legal year between Apple and Epic Games, who accused the iPhone manufacturer of antitrust violations. Video game was made available on Apple devices in Europe last year due to the Law on EU Digital Markets, which required Apple to allow downloads to third-party app stores.
Epic Games and its CEO Tim Sweeney reset video game for comeback last week.
The review came after the explosive ruling of American District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers last month that Apple had violated a 2021 order order to open his application store.
In its ruling, Rogers said CEO Tim Cook “Poorly chose” by pointing to the employee to oppose the previous order and that the deputy chairman of Finance Alex Roman had “fully lied” under oath – and referred to the company on possible criminal charges.
Rogers also hit the fresh custom Apple to stop uploading a 27% fee for rivals like EPIC WHO directing customers to buy outside the app store and complete restrictions on where developers can set links that lead customers away from the App Store.
Apple has demanded from a Federal Appeal Court in California pause to stop Rogers’ ruling, claiming it would cost the company “billions of dollars” a year if left in the country.
Meanwhile, Sweeney Epic Games’ had hinted at some difficulty with the appearance of Fortnite earlier this week, pointing out that his company had withdrawn its previous appearance and presented an updated version due to an updating of software.
“Apple’s app review team should be free to review all applications immediately submitted and accept or reject according to the simple language of their instructions,” Sweeney said in an X post on Thursday. “Application of the application should not be armed by senior management as a means of delaying or obstructing competition, proper process or free speech.”
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