Fortnite Is Returning To The App Store Globally, A Year After Its US Comeback
Australia is the lone exception.
Epic Games
Fortnite is back on the App Store globally... except for Australia. (Sorry, mates.) The battle royale game has been back in the US App Store since last year, following a nearly five-year ban that stemmed from Epic's seemingly never-ending legal battle with Apple.
Epic suggested it was confident enough in the direction of political headwinds to make the game installable again on (most of) the world's iOS devices. The company is banking on US federal courts to force Apple to disclose the operational costs behind its App Store fees. Epic believes that "once Apple is forced to show its costs, governments around the world will not allow Apple junk fees to stand."
However, Fortnite could also use the boost. In March, Epic announced that it would lay off around a quarter of its workforce. The company also killed off several game modes,...
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