Epic Games announced that Apple has blocked its recent attempt to reinstate Fortnite in the US App Store and the Epic Games Store for iOS in the EU. This follows a prolonged legal battle initiated in 2020 when Fortnite was removed due to antitrust allegations against Apple. Although Fortnite was available in Europe last year via the Epic Games store under the EU's Digital Markets Act, its availability has now been hindered again. A recent court ruling intensified the situation by holding Apple accountable for defying earlier orders regarding their App Store policies.
"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."
"CEO Tim Cook chose poorly by directing employees to defy the previous injunction and that vice president of finance Alex Roman had outright lied under oath."
"Rogers also slapped Apple with fresh orders to stop charging a 27% fee on rivals like Epic who direct customers to make purchases outside the App Store."
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