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ARTICLE · 01 SEPTEMBER 2020

IOS Users No Longer Able To Update Fortnite Following App Store Altercation

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This developing story continues as Apple have decided to terminate Epic's App Store developer account, following the on-going legal altercation about fees and rules.

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This is an update to the recent articles we have published.

For ease of reference, these may be accessed here and here, respectively.

This developing story continues as Apple have decided to terminate Epic's App Store developer account, following the on-going legal altercation about fees and rules. As a result of such, Epic have been banned from submitting new apps, and users will be unable to update Fortnite or conduct payments through the App Store.

Earlier last week, a court order rejected Epic's motion asking that Apple reinstate Fortnite on the App Store. As stated in our previous article, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers protected those developer accounts which use Unreal Engine but failed to give protection to Fortnite itself. Apple have commented saying that they are complying with this order and will not enforce any measures being taken on Epic on other secondary accounts using Unreal Engine.

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