Fortnite returns to the App Store for iPhone and iPad in the US

After a nearly five-year hiatus, Fortnite is back on the App Store for iPhone and iPad users in the United States. Epic Games announced the return of the battle royale gaming app this afternoon, and you can head to the App Store now to download it. Fortnite is also back in the Epic Games Store and AltStore in the European Union. Fortnite is back Apple kicked Fortnite off the App Store in August 2020 after Epic Games added a backdoor payment method to the game to circumvent Apple’s In-App Purchase system. Epic’s US Apple Developer account was also banned at this time. A multi-year legal battle then ensued between the two companies, with an initial ruling announced in September 2021. Both Epic and Apple appealed that ruling. The latest big development in the Epic and Apple legal case came earlier this month when Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers issued an injunction barring Apple from charging commission or otherwise interfering with developers’ ability to direct customers to payment meth ... Read full article.