After an absence of nearly five years, live-service battle royale Fortnite was supposed to return to iOS devices in the United States as early as last week. Keyword: was.
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However, after roughly four days since initially applying for review, the app has yet to return to the Apple Store. Apple's own website states that "90% of submissions are reviewed in less than 24 hours." It's unclear why exactly Fortnite has fallen in the camp of taking this long to be added to Apple's ecosystem.
Originally, Epic Games won part of its dispute against Apple in an ongoing legal battle that dates back to 2020. That was last week, and Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found that Apple was in “willful violation” of an injunction that was meant to prevent the company from enacting anticompetitive practices.
The decision paved the way for Fortnite to return to the Apple ecosystem, and shortly after, CEO Tim Sweeney shared on social media that the game would be on devices by the following week.
While Apple disagreed with the ruling and filed a motion to stay, Epic reaffirmed on May 7...
