After four years, Epic Games’ Fortnite returns to iPhones in the European Union and Android devices worldwide.
With the launch of Fortnite’s Chapter 5, Season 4, featuring the Marvel Battle Pass “Absolute Doom,” players can jump in on mobile devices. Epic’s ability to launch Fortnite on iPhones in the EU stems from the new Digital Markets Act (DMA), According to a press release from the company.
“We are really grateful to the European Commission for not only passing the DMA and allowing competition between stores, but also stepping in and putting strong pressure on Apple and Google to ensure they cannot simply hamper competition,” said Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic.
In 2020, Epic was effectively banned from the iPhone App Store and Google Play Store for violating their respective policies. Epic Game launched its Epic Game Store, effectively bypassing Apple and Google’s policies that require a 30 percent discount on in-app purchases, including V-Bucks.
In addition to the return of Fortnite, Epic is bringing back its Epic Games Store platform to iPhones in the EU and Android devices worldwide. The store offers access to Fortnite, Rocket League Sideswipe, and the brand new mobile version of Fall, boys. Epic is also working with developers to publish their games and apps through the Epic Games Store. Epic plans to offer a selection of third-party games in the mobile store by December.
Starting today, Epic is releasing its games on AltStore PAL for iOS users in the EU, with the goal of also bringing its titles to Aptoide’s iOS store in the EU and ONE Store on Android.
Epic currently has a monthly active user base of 75 million on PC. At the time of the ban, Epic had 116 million users on Apple devices. According to a Game file According to a report by Stephen Totilo, Epic CEO Tom Sweeney claims that the company may have lost up to $1 billion in revenue from Fortnite over the course of four years.
The company has also been at the center of the legal battle between Apple and Google, spending hundreds of millions on antitrust lawsuits against the two tech giants since 2020.
