{"id":6155,"date":"2025-05-01T11:42:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T11:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=6155"},"modified":"2025-05-01T18:21:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T18:21:54","slug":"fortnite-coming-back-to-ios-if-apple-accepts-peace-proposal-from-epic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/fortnite-coming-back-to-ios-if-apple-accepts-peace-proposal-from-epic-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite coming back to iOS if Apple accepts \u2018peace proposal\u2019 from Epic Games"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Epic Games beat Apple… sort of, maybe (Picture: REUTERS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Five years after Fortnite<\/a>\u2019s removal from the Apple<\/a> store, a US<\/a> court ruling has given Epic Games the opportunity to have the game reinstated.<\/p>\n

Back in 2020, Epic Games kicked off a legal brouhaha with Apple after Fortnite was delisted from Apple\u2019s storefront<\/a>, meaning iOS players could no longer download the game or receive updates.<\/p>\n

Despite the lawsuit ending in 2021<\/a>, neither side was wholly victorious on the matter and Epic Games tried dragging things out with an appeal that was rejected by the US Supreme Court last year.<\/p>\n

However, following a recent ruling against Apple, Epic Games has seized on the opportunity to make peace with Apple and get Fortnite back on the Apple store.<\/p>\n

For context, in 2021, US district judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple could no longer prevent developers from informing customers about alternative means of purchasing gaming content, like subscriptions and microtransactions, outside of the Apple store.<\/p>\n

This is what got Fortnite booted from the store in the first place, since Epic Games tried advertising its microtransactions<\/a> without needing to sell them through the Apple store – meaning Apple didn’t get their cut of the money.<\/p>\n

However, the same judge has stated that, upon reviewing internal documents, Apple has violated this injunction, going so far as to say Apple\u2019s vice president of finance Alex Roman \u2018outright lied under oath.\u2019<\/p>\n

This means the company could face criminal contempt charges, but it’s also an opportunity for Epic Games, who immediately smelt blood in the water and published a statement about how it\u2019s willing to let bygones be bygones\u2026 if Fortnite is allowed back on the Apple store worldwide.<\/p>\n

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