Earlier today, Epic filed an initial injunction to attempt to stop Apple from cutting the studio out of Apples developer program, however Apple stated it “wont make an exception” for Epic. In the injunction, Epic said Apple will eliminate Epic from the Apple Developer Program on August 28th.
Fortnite-maker Legendary Games and Apple are presently involved in a public fight over Apples App Store policies, and in the most recent move in the dispute, Legendary has actually revealed a Fortnite tournament taking place August 23rd where players can contend to win anti-Apple rewards.
Last week, Epic included a brand-new direct payment system to Fortnite in infraction of Apples policies. Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store the very same day, and soon after, Epic introduced a campaign versus Apple by taking legal action against the business, launching a “Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite” video mocking Apples well-known “1984” advertisement, and promoting the hashtag #FreeFortnite.
Players who compete in the tournament have the opportunity to win an in-game skin of the evil-looking apple included in Epics “Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite” video (cheekily called the “Tart Tycoon”), a “Free Fortnite” hat, and even non-iOS gaming hardware, including an Alienware laptop computer, a Galaxy Tab S7, a OnePlus 8 phone, a PlayStation 4 Pro, an Xbox One X, or a Nintendo Switch.
In its blog site about the competition, Epic also advised iOS gamers that they will not be able to play the next season of Fortnite, which is arranged to start on August 27th and will likely add substantial updates to the game. (This isnt a new refrain– the studio utilized comparable messaging recently.) Impressive recommended iOS players think about moving to other platforms where Fortnite is readily available before the next season begins (which includes the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac, and Android) and voicing their annoyance by tweeting directly at Apple with the #FreeFortnite hashtag.
