Fortnite Returns to U.S. iPhones After Years of Ban

according to epic games, the game fortnite is once again available on the ios app store in the united states and can now be downloaded. epic games announced that the game has returned to both the epic games store and the altstore.

apple had removed fortnite from the app store nearly five years ago after epic games introduced its own in-game payment system, violating apple’s rules. however, after a significant court ruling in the epic games vs. apple case — which forced apple to stop charging fees on purchases made outside of apps — the game has become playable again on u.s. iphones.

shortly after the major ruling, epic ceo tim sweeney stated that the company planned to bring fortnite back to the ios platform in the u.s. he also offered a “peace proposal”: “if apple extends the court's tax-exempt ruling globally, we will restore fortnite to the app store worldwide and drop any current or future lawsuits on the matter.