Epic Games today stated that Apple has blocked its effort to bring Fortnite back to iOS equipment, making the popular battle Royale game iPhones and iPads unavailable worldwide.
“Apple has blocked our Fortnite submissions, so we cannot release the US App Store or Epic Games Store for iOS in the European Union,” Epek said through it. Fortnight account On X (Twitter). “Now, sadly, the Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblock it.”
Apple banned the APIC GAMESO Developer Account in 2020, when the APIPIC GAMES violated its AApp Store rules, which shut down a multi-year-old legal battle to connect web-based purchases. Because the main epic gameso -developer account is banned, the epic introduced the Fortnite using an account of EPIC Games Sweden to the Us ofApp Store using an account of EPIC Games, which EPIC formed to create the EPIC GAMES Store Optional App Marketplace in the European Union.
The game was presented for reviews on 9 May, but after waiting for more than 120 hours without a response, the epic was forced to draw their application to include the latest updates and resume.
Epic CEO Tim Sweeny has been vocal about his disappointment with the situation, claiming that Apple is not returning the company’s call and the review process usually runs very fast.
Before presenting Fortnite to the US App Store, EPIC CEO Tim Sweeny said that the company talked about its plans with Apple – but never claimed that Apple approved him. It is not clear whether the Apple will allow Fortnite back, because EPIC V. Apple’s trial confirmed that Apple has the right to ban the epic account and does not need to be restored.
This is the latest chapter in the ongoing legal battle between the two companies, which began in 2020 when Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store, when Epic bypassed 30% commission of Apple after implementing direct payment options.
The game summarized iOS equipment in the European Union through Epic Games Store, but this version has now also turned offline.
