Epic Games: Legal action against Apple and Google now also in the UK

Epic Games: Legal action against Apple and Google now also in the UK
The first trial between Apple and Epic Games will take place in the US in May 2021. But now the developer studio has taken further legal steps. In the UK, Apple and Google have now been sued for taking advantage of their market leadership in Europe. In December the documents were submitted to the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Epic Games continues to fight for Fortnite to return to the two app stores. In addition, the team demands that direct payment options to the developer in the game are possible in the future.

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In August last year, the controversial update for Fortnite was released. The makers of Epic Games wanted to bypass the 30 percent levy that Apple and Google collect on every transaction. Only a short time later, Fortnite was removed from the offer in both app stores. We will keep you up to date on further developments.

Source: GamesIndustry.biz