Epic Games' ongoing feud with Apple over Fortnite's App Store listing continues, with Epic's CEO insinuating that Apple is purposefully obstructing the game's return to iOS. The dispute dates all the way back to 2020, caused by Epic disputing Apple taking a 30% commission on all in-app purchases, including Fortnite's premium currency called V-Bucks.
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has now suggested that Apple is purposefully obstructing Fortnite's return to the App Store after Apple was ordered by U.S. courts to allow third-party payment links within apps, according to VGC. In a series of replies from Tim Sweeney's X (formerly Twitter) account, he has discussed the latest issues in getting Fortnite relisted on the App Store, saying Fortnite was submitted to Apple's review process on May 9, but had to be resubmitted on May 14 due to the game's frequent updates.
As VGC notes, Apple's own App Review process says most requests are reviewed within 24 hours, yet Apple did not reply to Epic after five days, and has seemingly not responded to the resubmitted review. According to Sweeney's tweets, Epic has reached out to Apple via email, and has still not received a response. In answering a...
