Epic asks court to compel Apple to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store

Late Friday, Epic Games sent a letter to U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers accusing Apple of refusing to consider its Fortnite submission, calling it “Apple’s latest attempt to circumvent this Court’s Injunction and this Court’s authority.” As reported by Mark Gurman, Epic’s petition reads: Apple’s refusal to consider Epic’s Fortnite submission is Apple’s latest attempt to circumvent this Court’s Injunction and this Court’s authority. Epic therefore seeks an order enforcing the Injunction, finding Apple in civil contempt yet again, and requiring Apple to promptly accept any compliant Epic app, including Fortnite, for distribution on the U.S. storefront of the App Store. In the document, Epic also makes a point to mention Tim Cook’s testimony at trial, in which he said: It would be to the benefit of the users to have Fortnite back on the App Store. Epic also stresses that: Apple also expressly and repeatedly told both this Court and Epic that it would welcome Fortnite bac ... Read full article.