… It previously dropped back onto the Play Store in the US in December. Google pulled Fortnite from the Play Store back in 2020 after Epic tried to bypass the 30 percent cut of all in-app purchases that the storefront too. Apple did the same thing with the App Store version of Fortnite . …
Apple files for Supreme Court stay in Epic case over off-App Store commission dispute U Marcus Mendes | May 4 2026 - 4:21 pm PT | May 4 2026 - 4:21 pm PT Update, 9:18 p.m. ET: Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has commented on Apple’s filing to the Supreme Court. …
… As such, Fortnite's return to the App Store reflects Epic's confidence that, "once Apple is forced to show its costs, governments around the world will not allow Apple junk fees to stand." Elsewhere in the statement, Epic notes it will "continue to challenge Apple's anticompetitive App Store," pert… …
… Apple and Epic Games have been in a lengthy legal dispute since 2020, when Apple pulled Fortnite from the App Store. The dispute arose over Epic allowing external payment options for Fortnite that would undercut the App Store's fees. …
… Fortnite also relaunched on iOS in the US after a district court ruled that Apple could not collect fees on app purchases made outside its App Store. The legal dispute between Epic and Apple began in 2020, after Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store for allegedly bypassing platform fees.
… Epic Games Wins 'Total Victory' in Google Play Store Dispute While Apple largely won the lawsuit that Epic Games levied against it back in 2020, Google hasn't been as lucky. Google today failed to win an appeal in the ongoing Epic Games v. Google case, handing another victory to Epic. …
… 212 213 The court granted the preliminary injunction against Apple from terminating the developer accounts as Epic had shown "potential significant damage to both the Unreal Engine platform itself, and to the gaming industry generally", but refused to grant the injunction related to Fortnite as "Th… …