Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has hinted at a return of the Fortnite game to iOS in 2023, almost three years after the best-selling game was taken down from the App Store for breaking platform guidelines.<\/p>\n
In a tweet to celebrate the new year, Sweeney wrote, “Next year on iOS!”, which was then followed by a picture of a Fortnite character looking up at fireworks that spell out 2023, reports MacRumors.<\/p>\n
After Epic Games included a direct payment option in Fortnite that circumvented Apple’s in-app purchasing system and broke App Store guidelines, the game was removed from the App Store in August 2020.<\/p>\n
The iPhone maker ultimately banned Fortnite from the App Store, placing the blame directly on Epic for violating its rules.<\/p>\n
“Epic Games took the unfortunate step of violating the App Store guidelines that are applied equally to every developer and designed to keep the store safe for our users. As a result their Fortnite app has been removed from the store,” Apple had said in a statement.<\/p>\n
“Epic enabled a feature in its app which was not reviewed or approved by Apple,” it added.<\/p>\n
Fortnite removal from the App Store led Epic Games to file a lawsuit against the tech giant.<\/p>\n
“Three years later, both Epic Games and Apple are now appealing a court decision made in September 2021 that would have required Apple to allow developers to add in-app links to outside websites,” the report said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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