Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorApple on Tuesday countersued Fortnite creator Epic Games in California federal court, the latest move in the companies’ contentious battle over the uber-popular video game.At issue is the 30% of revenue that Apple and Google take from all downloads on their app stores.
Epic integrated a feature that enabled users to pay directly through its apps; as a result, Apple last month banned Fortnite from its Apple Store, saying the direct pay feature “was not reviewed or approved by Apple” and that Epic had “the express intent of violating the App Store guidelines.” Google soon after followed in removing it from its Google Play store that services Android devices.
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