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Epic Games’ popular battle royale game, Fortnite, has returned to the US Google Play Store following a court order.
He was the game maker Recently settled Her five-year legal battle with the tech giant, which stemmed from a dispute over the percentage of in-app purchase sales that app developers had to share with the platforms. However, the company lost somewhat in a related lawsuit against Apple, which was also related to in-app purchasing restrictions and commission structure.
After Epic Games launched a version of its Fortnite game that revolved around existing in-app payment systems on iOS and Android devices in 2020, Apple and Google The game has been removed From their app stores. Epic Games used the move to file antitrust lawsuits against the two companies.
In the Apple case, the court ruled that the iPhone maker was not a monopoly, but said Apple needed to allow developers to point to other payment mechanisms if they chose. Apple has been fighting the specific terms of that agreement, which exist today Partially overturned By the Court of Appeal which described some of the restrictions as “broad”.
It’s worth noting that the new filing states that Apple can ask developers not to make their links for payments larger or more prominent than Apple’s. It also says Apple is allowed to charge fees for purchases made outside its App Store. The latter represents a major blow to developers, who have finally managed to evade Apple’s commission.
Meanwhile, Epic Games has reason to celebrate returning to the Google Play Store after Google lost its court battle with the game developer, ruling it to engage in anti-competitive behavior. Under the new agreement, Google allows app developers to indicate alternative payment mechanisms and sets a cap on the fees that Google can charge.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney He described it as a “comprehensive solution.” Which doubled up on Android as an open platform.
Apple’s verdict is below: