Fortnite removed from App Store and Google Play Store amidst Epic's legal action against Apple and Google

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Fortnite has been removed from both Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store, after Epic introduced its own direct payment system in th🃏e game.

Because of the game's r🃏emoval, Epic has filed for legal 🌺action against Apple and Google, with court documents for the Apple case released by Epic, with the confirming they have seen the Google court documents. 

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"Epic agreed to the App Store terms and guidelines freely and we’re glad🐲 they’ve built such a successful business on the App Store. The fact that their business interests now lead them to push for a special arrangement does not change the fact that these guidelines create a level playing field for all developers and make the store safe for all users. We will make every effort to work with Epic to resolve these violations so they can return Fortnite to the App Store."

Epic was clearly anᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚticipating this kind of response from Apple, because it almost immediately shared legal papers alleging that Apple's App Store terms are anti-competitive and unlawful on t🐼he official Fortnite account.

It looks like you're still able to play Fortnite on iOS if you already have it installed, or download it from your purchase history if you've installed it in the past. That may also change if Epic and Apple can't come to an agreement soon. Samsung Galaxy users are still able to download the game from their device's Samsung Galaxy Storꦫe app though.

No matter what happens on mobile, Fortnit▨e is dropping the prices on V-Bucks purchases across the board, including a new direct purchase option that could shake th🥀ings up for mobile players.

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Epic Games is calling it the "Fortnite Mega Drop", and it means permanent price reductions of up to 20 percent for all V-Bucks purchases. For instance, picking up 1,000 V-Bucks will now cost $7.99 instead of $9.9🥃9 on PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One. 

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