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Apple today said it has approved the third-party Epic Games Store in the European Union, allowing the Fortnite developer to launch its
Epic Games said Friday that Apple’s decision to reject its proposed iOS app store for the European Union (EU) was “arbitrary” and “obstructive,” accusing the iPhone maker of violating the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Fortnite creator Epic Games says Apple rejected its App Store rival for being too similar to its own—a move it deemed “arbitrary, obstructive,” and in violation of EU rules.
The Epic Games Store is coming to Apple devices in Europe, but as usual, it couldn't just happen without some minor fighting between Apple and Epic first. Apple announced the EGS would get the green light in Europe on Friday,
Fortnite maker Epic Games has hit a stumbling block in its plans to bring the company's alternative app store, the Epic Games Store, to the EU. As now permitted by the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA),
"Barring further roadblocks from Apple, we remain ready to launch in the Epic Games Store and Fortnite on iOS in the EU in the next couple of months," Epic adds. Epic previously a
Epic Games accused Apple of deliberately delaying notarization of its Epic Games app marketplace in the European
Apple has approved Epic Games’ games marketplace app on iPhones and iPads in Europe, reports Reuters. The tech giant said the latest spat concerned the Epic Sweden AB Marketplace and has nothing to do with the video games maker’s Fortnite app which has already been given the green light.
Mere hours after reports circulated that Apple had declined to approve the Epic Games Store for iOS in the EU, the iPhone maker has changed course, allowing the app to proceed anyway.
Epic Games says Apple is violating its app store obligations under the EU’s Digital Markets Act after rejecting its Epic Game Store for iOS twice.