Fortnite returns to U.S. App store
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After nearly five years, Fortnite is finally returning to Apple’s App Store, but only for iPhone and iPad users in the US, at least for now. This comes after a long legal battle between Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite, and Apple.
Epic Games on Friday filed a court motion asking District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to order Apple to approve Fortnite for the US App Store,
Fortnite faces another ban on iPhones and iPads in the US and EU. This happened even after Epic Games secured a court victory against Apple. Epic Games says Fortnite on iOS is offline globally until Apple allows it.
A recent court ruling means Microsoft is in the clear to launch an Xbox games store on iOS, but a new filing suggests it's hesitant to do that in case Apple wins on appeal.
Microsoft has backed “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games in its legal battle with Apple – alleging in a new court filing that the Tim Cook-led tech giant has “stymied” its own efforts to create an Xbox mobile store.