"Fortnite has made a comeback to Google's Play Store, Epic Games announced on Friday. This marks its return to the Mountain View company's platform after a five-year legal battle, which began in 2020, when Epic Games filed a lawsuit in the US against Google and Apple's platform fees rules. The two companies, which command a significant market share, were found to be in violation of the country's anti-competition laws in 2023."
"In a post on X, developer Epic Games announced that its multiplayer game, Fortnite, has returned to the Play Store in the US. This means that the game is now available on both major smartphone platforms, Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store. The development comes more than two months after San Francisco's 9th US Circuit of Appeals refused to overturn a judgement pronounced by a jury and the US Federal Court, which asked the company to change its platform fees policy."
"While the judgement was read in favour of Epic Games in 2023, Google was able to file an appeal against it only in 2025. In its appeal, the Mountain View-based tech giant reportedly claimed that the earlier verdict "unfairly benefited" the Fortnite developer, Epic Games. However, the company was unable to convince the Federal Court that there was merit in its case, legally binding it to allow Fortnite's return."
Fortnite returned to Google's Play Store in the US following a five-year legal battle that began when Epic Games sued Google and Apple in 2020 over platform-fee rules. US courts found the two companies violated antitrust laws in 2023. Apple allowed Fortnite back onto the App Store in May. Google filed an appeal in 2025, arguing the verdict unfairly benefited Epic, but the US Federal Court refused to overturn the ruling, leaving Google legally bound to permit Fortnite's return. Fortnite is now available on both major smartphone platforms.
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