Fortnite has made its return to the U.S. App Store after a prolonged legal battle between Epic Games and Apple. The controversy began in 2020 when Apple removed Fortnite due to Epic's in-game payment alterations, leading to a lawsuit by Epic. A judge later sided with Epic, stating Apple had violated antitrust laws by enforcing their payment system. Despite delays and accusations of blocking, a ruling by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers now requires Apple to approve Epic's resubmission of the game to the App Store.
Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store in 2020 after Epic added an option for people to make in-game purchases using Epic's virtual currency.
A judge ruled in Epic's favor, finding that Apple was in 'willful violation' of rules that bar anticompetitive pricing.
Epic resubmitted Fortnite to the App Store- but faced an approval delay, accusing Apple of blocking the game from going live.
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Apple must either approve Epic's submission or provide a legal basis for blocking it.
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