Fortnite is back on mobiles after four years thanks to EU law

The Guardian | Technology - Friday, August 16, 2024

Players in EU can access game blocked by Apple and Google by installing it from app store of publisher Epic Games

The video game Fortnite is back on mobile phones, four years after Apple and Google pulled it from their app stores. Android users worldwide can install the game, along with two new titles from the publisher, Epic Games, by downloading the company’s new app store.

However, only iPhone users in the EU can follow suit as Epic becomes the highest profile company yet to adopt the looser restrictions forced on Apple by the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

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