Epic's Fortnite Return via EU Account

Monday, May 5, 2025, 4:20 pm

After Apple banned Epic Games’ developer account, Fortnite vanished from the U.S. App Store—until now. Epic Games is sidestepping the long-standing ban by using an EU account to reintroduce the title in the U.S., prompting debates on digital platform policies and market fairness.

macrumors.com / Apple Banned Epic Games' Developer Account, So How Is Fortnite Coming Back to the U.S. App Store?

In the early days of the Apple vs. Epic Games legal battle, Apple banned the Epic Games developer account and all of Epic's titles, like Fortnite, disappeared from the App Store. ‌Epic Games‌' U.S. developer account has been banned for almost five years now, so when Epic said last week that it…

theverge.com / Epic will use an EU account to bring Fortnite back to the US App Store

Epic Games plans to use its Sweden developer account to submit Fortnite to Apple’s US iOS App Store, according to CEO Tim Sweeney. On Wednesday, following the major ruling in Epic Games v. Apple that blocked Apple from collecting fees on purchases outside of apps, Sweeney said that Fortnite would…

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