Apple, Fortnite and Epic Games
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Epic Games has been waiting for Apple to approve Fortnite for the US iOS App Store for nearly a week, and now Epic CEO Tim Sweeney is using X to try and put pressure on Apple. On Thursday, he highlighted examples of Fortnite lookalikes that are currently on the App Store and made a direct appeal to Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Epic Games' popular video game "Fortnite" is unavailable on iOS devices around the globe after the company said Apple blocked its submission to return to the App Store in the U.S., and Epic Games Store internationally.
Apple has been given the week to explain why it hasn't complied with a recent court-ordered injunction or it will face further court hearings.
The Apple App Store seems to be filled with Fortnite fakes, and Epic’s CEO, Tim Sweeney, is calling them out on it.
Last month, a ruling stopped Apple from charging a commission on purchases made outside of an iOS app—the point of contention that initially led to Fortnite being pulled from the App Store way back in 2020.
Apple is keeping Fortnite’s return to the App Store in limbo, having “neither accepted nor rejected” the latest review submission.
Apple's developer website states that most apps are reviewed in about a day, but Sweeney claims Apple hasn't responded at all in almost a week.