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France 24
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- France 24
Epic Games says Fortnite back on Apple's US App Store
"Fortnite is BACK on the App Store in the US on iPhones and iPads... and on the Epic Games Store and AltStore in the EU!" the game maker proclaimed in a post on X. Last week, "Fortnite" became unavailable on the App Store around the world, apparently as the result of an updated version of the game being rejected by Apple. While Fortnite with its millions of daily players had already been unavailable to iPhone users in the United States, the block on downloads of the cartoonish multiplayer shooter affected the entire globe. Epic put out word at the time that Fornite would be offline worldwide until Apple unblocked it. While Apple did not immediately reply to a request for comment on Tuesday, it said previously it had asked Epic in Sweden to resubmit its app update "without including the US storefront of the App Store so as not to impact Fortnite in other geographies." "We did not take any action to remove the live version of Fortnite from alternative distribution marketplaces," an Apple spokesperson said. North Carolina-based Epic has battled tech giants for years over the commissions they charge for software downloaded through their official stores on operating systems like Apple's iOS and Google's Android. These are historically the way most users install apps onto their devices. Although it has secured wins in US courts and European Union digital regulations, Epic effectively accused Apple of slow-walking the vetting process it enforces before making an app or game available for users to download. Epic said early in May that it had submitted "Fortnite" for review for listing in the App Store in the United States. Fans in the European Union can usually download the game through the company's own app store since the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which went into effect last year, requires Apple and other US tech giants to open up their platforms to competition. 'Junk fees' "Fortnite" is a heavyweight of the gaming world, with Epic claiming around 500 million users in 2023. But players have grown used to upsets as the publisher has filed legal cases against both Apple and Google over what it calls "junk fees." Apple's commissions for App Store purchases, which can range as high as 30 percent, come "at the expense of consumers and developers," the company wrote on X last week. Epic has faced off against Apple in US courts since 2021, when "Fortnite" was banned from the App Store over what Apple said was an attempt to get around the iPhone maker's payment system. A judge found that the App Store was anticompetitive as it forbade developers from offering alternative avenues for payment. But the conflict has endured past the US court order and the EU's requirement that Apple and Google allow third-party app stores on their operating systems. A US federal judge said earlier this month that Apple was failing to comply with her three-year-old order that emerged from Epic's case, which requires the iPhone maker to allow other avenues for users to buy content or services. Epic quickly capitalized on the new court action, submitting Fortnite afresh to be vetted for inclusion in the App Store. The App Store changes include letting app makers use alternate payment systems free or charge or commission. Epic had cast the order as an opening of the floodgates to allow other software developers to escape Apple's fees.
Japan Today
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Today
Fortnite says it's offline on Apple's iOS around the world
FILE - Shoppers look at Apple products in the Apple Store at the Walden Galleria in Buffalo, NY, on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and MICHAEL LIEDTKE Fortnite says it's now unavailable on Apple's iOS globally because the tech giant blocked a bid to rerelease the popular video game for iPhone users in the U.S. and Europe. 'Apple has blocked our Fortnite submission so we cannot release to the U.S. App Store or to the Epic Games Store for iOS in the European Union," Epic Games-owned Fortnite wrote on X early Friday — claiming that Apple's move would now prevent the game's iOS availability around the world. 'Sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it,' Fortnite said. In a statement sent to The Associated Press, Apple said it had specifically asked Epic Sweden to resubmit the app update 'without including the U.S. storefront of the App Store so as not to impact Fortnite in other geographies.' But, the company added, it "did not take any action to remove the live version of Fortnite from alternative distribution marketplaces.' Fortnite's exile from the iPhone app store is the latest twist in a yearslong feud between Apple and Epic. Back in 2020, Apple pulled Fortnite from its app store and Epic filed an antitrust lawsuit against the company in the U.S., alleging the technology trendsetter was illegally using its power to gouge game makers. After a monthlong trial in 2021, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled against most of Epic's claims, but ordered Apple to loosen its previously-exclusive control over the payments made for in-app commerce and allow links to alternative options in the U.S. for the first time — threatening to undercut sizable commissions that Apple had been collecting from in-app transactions for over a decade. After exhausting an appeal that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, Apple last year introduced a new system that opened the door for links to alternative payment options while still imposing a 27% commission on in-app transactions executed outside its own system. Epic fired back by alleging Apple was thumbing its nose at the legal system, reviving another round of court hearings that lasted nearly a year before Gonzalez Rogers delivered a stinging rebuke last month — which held Apple in civil contempt and banned the company from collecting any commission on alternative payment systems. That ruling cleared the way for Epic to finally return to the iPhone app store in the U.S., a reinstatement the video game maker was anticipating before Apple's latest move. Fortnite's availability in the EU, meanwhile, is under an alternative store for iPhone users — now called the Epic Games Store. Apple last year cleared the way for this last year under new regulatory pressures. As a result, Fornite and other Epic games had been available for download on iPhones using this store in the EU since August 2024. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Epic Games says Apple blocked 'Fortnite' in U.S. app store
Epic Games on Friday said that its popular game "Fortnite" will be offline on Apple devices because the iPhone maker blocked its recent app update. The dispute comes just weeks after Epic Games and other app developers cheered a judge's ruling that limited the commissions that Apple makes through third party apps distributed through its app store. Apple received a scathing rebuke from U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who sided with Epic Games, which alleged that the Cupertino, Calif., tech giant ran afoul of an order she issued in 2021 after finding the company engaged in anticompetitive behavior. Under the ruling, Apple can't collect commissions on purchases U.S. customers make through links inside iPhone apps that direct them to outside websites. Developers, which make money by selling digital goods and services via their apps and games, want to avoid giving Apple a cut of their revenue by sending customers to other websites. 'That [Apple] thought this court would tolerate such insubordination was a gross miscalculation,' the judge wrote in her ruling. Many developers applauded the court's ruling, which limits what they call the Apple tax, and said they would pass on the savings to customers. Epic Games' Chief Executive Tim Sweeney earlier this month said "Fornite" would return to the App Store in the U.S. and possibly worldwide if Apple extends 'the court's friction free, Apple tax-free framework' globally. But on Friday, the "Fortnite" X account said that Apple blocked its submission. Read more: How a judge's scathing rebuke to Apple could change the app store "Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it," the account posted. Epic Games did not return requests for further comment. Apple said on Friday that it asked that "Epic Sweden resubmit the app update without including the U.S. storefront of the App Store so as not to impact Fortnite in other geographies." "We did not take any action to remove the live version of Fortnite from alternative distribution marketplaces," Apple said in a statement. Rob Enderle, principal analyst with advisory services firm Enderle Group, said the recent ruling applies to the U.S. and Apple wants to retain the rest of its control worldwide. Apple makes significant money through apps. "Apple is using their ... strength to prevent 'Fortnite' from benefiting globally from their core win," Enderle said. Read more: Apple has made splashy bets in Hollywood. Are they paying off? Epic Games filed its lawsuit against Apple in 2020. "Fornite" generates revenue by letting people buy digital goods, such as "skins," in the game, and Epic wanted to let users buy items outside the Apple system to avoid the company's commission. While the judge ruled that Apple did not have a monopoly in the mobile gaming market, the court ordered Apple to let app developers put links in its apps so customers could make outside purchases and bypass the company's commission fee. Apple, however, defied the order, the court said. Apple limited the ways that developers could communicate with its customers about out-of-app purchases and used wording that discouraged users from clicking on those links, the judge wrote. Apple would charge a commission fee for any goods or services purchased within seven days of a consumer clicking on a link that took them out of the app, the ruling said. Apple is appealing the ruling and has said it strongly disagreed with the judge's decision. Sign up for our Wide Shot newsletter to get the latest entertainment business news, analysis and insights. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Los Angeles Times
16-05-2025
- Business
- Los Angeles Times
Epic Games says Apple blocked ‘Fortnite' in U.S. app store
Epic Games on Friday said that its popular game 'Fortnite' will be offline on Apple devices because the iPhone maker blocked its recent app update. The dispute comes just weeks after Epic Games and other app developers cheered a judge's ruling that limited the commissions that Apple makes through third party apps distributed through its app store. Apple received a scathing rebuke from U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who sided with Epic Games, which alleged that the Cupertino, Calif., tech giant ran afoul of an order she issued in 2021 after finding the company engaged in anticompetitive behavior. Under the ruling, Apple can't collect commissions on purchases U.S. customers make through links inside iPhone apps that direct them to outside websites. Developers, which make money by selling digital goods and services via their apps and games, want to avoid giving Apple a cut of their revenue by sending customers to other websites. 'That [Apple] thought this court would tolerate such insubordination was a gross miscalculation,' the judge wrote in her ruling. Many developers applauded the court's ruling, which limits what they call the Apple tax, and said they would pass on the savings to customers. Epic Games' Chief Executive Tim Sweeney earlier this month said 'Fornite' would return to the App Store in the U.S. and possibly worldwide if Apple extends 'the court's friction free, Apple tax-free framework' globally. But on Friday, the 'Fortnite' X account said that Apple blocked its submission. 'Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it,' the account posted. Epic Games did not return requests for further comment. Apple said on Friday that it asked that 'Epic Sweden resubmit the app update without including the U.S. storefront of the App Store so as not to impact Fortnite in other geographies.' 'We did not take any action to remove the live version of Fortnite from alternative distribution marketplaces,' Apple said in a statement. Rob Enderle, principal analyst with advisory services firm Enderle Group, said the recent ruling applies to the U.S. and Apple wants to retain the rest of its control worldwide. Apple makes significant money through apps. 'Apple is using their monopoly strength to prevent 'Fortnite' from benefiting globally from their core win,' Enderle said. Epic Games filed its lawsuit against Apple in 2020. 'Fornite' generates revenue by letting people buy digital goods, such as 'skins,' in the game, and Epic wanted to let users buy items outside the Apple system to avoid the company's commission. The court ordered Apple to let app developers put links in its apps so customers could make outside purchases and bypass the company's commission fee. Apple, however, defied the order, the court said. Apple limited the ways that developers could communicate with its customers about out-of-app purchases and used wording that discouraged users from clicking on those links, the judge wrote. Apple would charge a commission fee for any goods or services purchased within seven days of a consumer clicking on a link that took them out of the app, the ruling said. Apple is appealing the ruling and has said it strongly disagreed with the judge's decision.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
How to find a TIE Fighter in Fortnite chapter 6 Season 3
Image via: X/ Fornite Fortnite is never hesitant to push extra mile during a collaboration, Chapter 6 Season 3, in particular, takes the urgency to a galactic scale with a Star Wars-themed event. Lightsabers, stormtrooper skins, and epic story quests aplenty, but the main topic of buzz among gamers would have to be the introduction of flyable TIE Fighters . This is the time for anyone who has ever wanted to fly an Imperial TIE Fighter and shower laser fire onto the Island. It's not just a matter of finding one and hopping in; it's a challenge, a mission, and true to Fortnite fashion, a bit of a scramble. Who are TIE fighters? Unlike certain traditional vehicles and odd seasonal drops, TIE Fighters don't have a fixed spawn point in Fortnite. These sleek Empire ships work off a semi-random spawning system, leaving players puzzled. One time you might find one tucked in the snowy ridges just above the First Order Base, while the next time will yield nothing. That's half the thrill and half the pain. New X-Wing Starfighter & TIE Fighter Locations in Fortnite Star Wars by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Click Here - This Might Save You From Losing Money Expertinspector Click Here Undo But here is a silver lining, there is a consistent spawn point—but with a caveat. You need to complete some light work there before takeoff. Your mission: repair and launch At this rare TIE Fighter crash site-usually close to the First Order Base-the fighter is down and in need of some fuel before flying again. Interacting with a terminal close to the ship starts the quest: collect three fuel canisters scattered across the site. Try searching for them in these locations: Behind the barrier located just north of the ship Next to a pile of crates to the west Beside a rock in front of the console After collecting the fuel, return to the ship, where you'll need to interact with it again to repair it. Fortnite All X-Wings and TIE Fighter locations - Where to Find ALL X-Wings and TIE fighters Fortnite Why the TIE fighter matters Not really only that it contributes coolness (yes, it would be cool to zoom past players in a TIE Fighter), these aircraft will provide a strategic benefit as well: Elevated vision over a map, mobility, and blasters for facing ground enemies or air ones, while great value. Now, what makes it even more interesting is the installment of the story. It is believed that TIE Fighters and X-Wings will prove significant in the event closing season finale, which means that locating and mastering one sooner rather than later may just give you the tactical edge when the grand finale drops. Tips and tricks: Drop early: If you're headed for the fixed point, drop as soon as the Battle Bus allows, and glide directly to the TIE Fighter site. Otherwise, someone might beat you there. Gear up fast: Other players know this spot too. Land nearby, grab a weapon, and be ready for a fight. Know fuel locations: Speed is everything. Knowing exactly where you need to go will save those all-important seconds and quite probably save your life as well. Where To Find Tie Fighter - All Locations in Fortnite Star Wars More bonus points Receiving satisfaction from a simple stunt is perhaps more warmly spoken than anything else that pilot-winks-for-are-rewarding. Approximately 500 XP are released after completing the repair mission-wash it simply rewarding for the battle pass. As TIE Fighter enters Fortnite, it is not a paper doll to please the old-timers but an active item that blends combat, exploration, and narrative in one captivating gift. Be it from dogfights up in the sky, or whichever casuistry you can involve in your own Imperial saga, there can be no hunting and riding of a TIE Fighter comfortably this season.
