Fortnite Returns To Global App Stores As Epic Fights Apple

If you play Fortnite on your iPhone, you can finally download it again in almost every country. Epic Games has brought its massive hit game back to the global App Store today, except in Australia. The game maker claims it is entering the final stage of its long legal fight with Apple. Epic decided to return now because it believes courts will soon force the iPhone maker to explain its fees.



Epic expects courts to stop the current app store fees



Epic boss Tim Sweeney shared that this move marks the beginning of the end for the fees that Apple charges developers. For years, the two sides have fought over how much money Apple takes from purchases made inside apps on iOS. Sweeney believes that once the courts force Apple to reveal its actual costs to run the store, governments everywhere will step in to stop these charges.



The game maker decided to skip releasing the game in Australia for now. Epic says it already won a court case there, but Apple continues to use rules that the local court called unlawful. Epic refuses to bring the game back there until Apple changes its payment terms.



Epic plans to keep fighting until it feels the rules are fair for all app creators and players. The company wants to make sure digital stores offer real choices for payments. By pushing the game back out to the world, Epic hopes to force regulators to make permanent changes to the mobile app market.