Article 6Q129 Fortnite is back on the iPhone — with a whole app store in tow

Fortnite is back on the iPhone — with a whole app store in tow

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Jay Peters
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Still015.0.jpg Promotional art for Fortnite's Absolute Doom" season. | Image: Epic Games

Fortnite is finally back on iOS, just over four years after Apple booted it from the iOS App Store - but it's only available in the EU. The game is launching today on both a new iPhone version of the Epic Games Store and through AltStore PAL, another third-party app store. The Epic Games Store is also launching today for Android users worldwide.

The launch follows years of litigation between Epic and Apple, as well as regulatory changes ushered in by the EU's Digital Markets Act, which forced Apple to allow alternate app stores. Epic plans to eventually bring its games to Aptoide's iOS store in the EU and the ONE Store on Android and says in a blog post that we look forward to bringing our games to other stores around the world."

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