Epic Games did not win its preliminary injunction in its antitrust against Apple, which would have forced Apple to allow Fortnite back onto the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Fortnite remains unavailable on Apple devices, as the judge presiding over the case ruled against Epic, citing the company’s deceitful practices, intentional breach of contract, and unwillingness …
The judge presiding over the Epic’s Fortnite case against Apple hinted during a hearing on Monday that the developer might not get a favorable ruling that would allow Fortnite to return to iPhone and iPad. Fortnite isn’t available for download on iPhone and iPad, and Epic has lost access to its Fortnite developer account following …
Epic Games is currently engaged in a heavily publicized legal battle with Apple over Fortnite, which is currently unavailable on iPhone, iPad, and Mac following Epic’s App Store violations. Epic now has to deal with a much bigger problem than the antitrust action against Apple. The US government is supposedly investigating how various US companies …
Recent Apple filings detail the immense behind-the-scenes support Apple provided to Epic Games over the last two years. Apple notes that Epic on a number of occasions threatened to remove all of its games from the App Store if Apple didn’t accommodate its requests. Epic also threatened to release Fortnite updates on other platforms first …
Fortnite is still banned from the App Store, as Epic has lost access to its developer account that governs the game after willfully violating the App Store rules. Fortnite might not return to the iPhone and iPad for at least a year, according to Apple documentation submitted for the legal proceedings between the two companies. …
Apple kicked Fortnite off the App Store last month after Epic Games allowed users to make direct payments for in-game transactions. Some have estimated that Fortnite’s removal from the App Store could end up costing Epic Games an average of $26 million in lost revenue per month. Apple today filed a countersuit against Epic Games …
Epic Games recently filed for a preliminary injunction which, if granted, would force Apple to keep Fortnite on the App Store. Apple kicked Fortnite off the App Store three weeks ago after Epic allowed users to pay the company directly for in-app transactions. Since Fortnite has been off the App Store, Epic writes that the …
The new Fortnite Season 4 update is not available on iPhone, iPad, or Android, as Apple and Google both banned the app a few weeks ago. Epic Games’ conflict with Apple received more prominent coverage, as Apple warned the game studio that it would terminate Epic’s developer account if the Fortnite violations were not fixed. …
Apple today terminated Epic Games’ developer account. The drastic move comes two weeks after Apple warned Epic it had 14 days to submit a version of Fortnite that complies with Apple’s App Store guidelines. Epic Games earlier this month actively flouted Apple’s App Store rules when it started to allow Fortnite users to pay for …
The Fortnite Season 4 update will not be available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, as a result of the ongoing Epic Games vs. Apple fight. Epic is now informing gamers via email that their Fortnite access will be limited on Apple devices, and the new content in Season 4 can be accessed only on other …
