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Title: Apple terminates Epic Games’ developer account, making Fortnite and other games unavailable
Post by: HCK on September 01, 2020, 04:05:11 pm
Apple terminates Epic Games’ developer account, making Fortnite and other games unavailable

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<p>If you are interested in getting a game by Epic in Apple’s App Store, you’re out of luck. On Friday, Apple terminated Epic’s developer account, and games made by Epic are no longer available.</p><p>The move by Apple is the latest in the battle (https://www.macworld.com/article/3571411/fortnite-offers-discounted-direct-in-app-payment-escalating-the-antitrust-battle.html) between the two companies, which started earlier this month when Epic provided an option in Fortnite to buy directly from them. This was a direct violation of Apple’s App Store rules, and Fortnite was removed from the App Store.</p><p>Apple released a statement in regards to its actions today:</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3573369/apple-terminates-epic-games-developer-account-making-fortnite-and-other-games-unavailable.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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