We hope that we can work together again in the future, but unfortunately that is not possible today.”Īpple had warned Epic that it would pull its developer account if it didn’t back down from its attempts with “Fortnite” to circumvent the rules requiring the use of Apple’s in-app payment system.Īsked for comment, an Epic Games rep referred to the company’s previous statement, in which it said in part that Apple’s proposal “is an invitation for Epic to collude with Apple to maintain their monopoly over in-app payments on iOS, suppressing free market competition and inflating prices. This is not fair to all other developers on the App Store and is putting customers in the middle of their fight. Epic has refused.”Īpple alleged that Epic had repeatedly submitted “Fortnite” updates “designed to violate the guidelines of the App Store. The court recommended that Epic comply with the App Store guidelines while their case moves forward, guidelines they’ve followed for the past decade until they created this situation.
We have worked with the team at Epic Games for many years on their launches and releases. In a statement Friday, Apple said: “We are disappointed that we have had to terminate the Epic Games account on the App Store. That came after Epic announced it was giving “Fortnite” users a 20% discount if they purchased in-app game currency directly, bypassing the Apple and Google app stores (which both keep 30% of in-app transactions under their standard terms), leading Apple and Google to ban “Fortnite” from their stores. 13, alleging they engage in anticompetitive conduct by imposing “unlawful” restrictions to monopolize their app platforms. 24, that prohibits Apple from blocking Epic’s App Store account for the Unreal Engine, which is used by third-party game makers, but leaving the door open for Apple to freeze out the popular “Fortnite” app.Įpic sued Apple and Google on Aug. Apple’s action comes after a court issued a temporary restraining order Monday, Aug.
The suspension of Epic’s developer account means that users can’t download “Fortnite” (or other Epic games) from the Apple App Store or update them. Apple has officially booted “ Fortnite” and other Epic Games titles off the App Store: On Friday, the tech giant suspended the games company’s developer account amid their ongoing legal brawl.