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Epic Games has requested that his Fortnite video game returns to the US app store. UU. After his legal victory against Apple.
This illustrative photo shows the Epic Games logo reflecting in the Apple logo of the rear of an i-Mac in Los Angeles on May 3, 2021. (Free press photo: AFP)
The Epic Games video game developer He requested to return Fornite, one of his star creations, At the APP Store service in the US after winning its legal battle last month Against the Apple technological giant.
“We have sent Fortnite to Apple To check it and so that we can launch it in the app store inside. “, They reported this Friday from the account of the video game, Fornite, in the social network X.
This game, which since 2018 has always occupied The World Top 2 by number of users was eliminated from the App Store in 2020after Epic Games will update and include in its mobile version a link that redirected to its website To bill your own sales.
The maneuver sought to avoid any Apple commission for sales or discharges of content or exclusive improvements of Fornite.
And is that Apple It is pocketed between 15 % and 30 % of purchases made through its integrated payment system in the ‘app’.
However, this decision of Epic Games caused The bite apps company will veto it From its online application store, leading to a litigation that had its last resolution last month.
Then, a court failed that Apple I could not charge commissions for external sales from its platform or tax those companies that put links within the App Store, giving the reason to Epic Games.
We’ve Submitted Fortnite To Apple for Review So We Can Launch On The App Store In The US
– Fortnite (@fortnite) May 9, 2025
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