Staying true to its word, Apple has now terminated Epic Games developer account over on its App Store. The move comes following a continuous legal fight in between the tech giant and the video game developer and publisher over Fortnite and its bypassing of the App Store for in-game deals, which Apple normally takes a 30 percent cut of. The termination now implies that Fortnite will no longer be offered on the digital shop, and those who have already downloaded the video game will not have the ability to update it beyond August 28.
Apple provided the following declaration concerning the termination:
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” We are disappointed that we have actually had to terminate the Epic Games account on the App Store. The court suggested that Epic comply with the App Store standards while their case moves forward, guidelines theyve followed for the past decade till they created this scenario. Instead they consistently submit Fortnite updates designed to break the guidelines of the App Store.
Notably, the brand-new move by Apple does not impact Epics other account used to preserve its Unreal Engine, as a judge stated previously this week that obstructing this alternative account to retaliate versus Fortnite would appear “like an overreach.”
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