Epic Games has been ready for Apple to approve Fortnite for the US iOS App Store for almost every week, and now Epic CEO Tim Sweeney is utilizing X to attempt to put strain on Apple. On Thursday, he highlighted examples of Fortnite lookalikes which can be at present on the App Store and made a direct attraction to Apple CEO Tim Cook.
In one submit, Sweeney included screenshots of the App Store itemizing for a recreation known as Fort Battle Royale Epic Shoot. A screenshot within the app itemizing reveals a recreation with Fortnite-inspired graphics, nevertheless it’s clear in the event you look intently that it isn’t the true Fortnite. “Hey @AppStore can we get the true Fortnite up pls?” Sweeney requested.
Soon after, Sweeney mentioned that Fort Battle Royale Epic Shoot had been taken down from the App Store but additionally highlighted one other Fortnite clone, Epic Survival Battle Royale 3D. That app, as of this writing, continues to be accessible on the App Store. (Apple has one thing of a historical past of letting unofficial fakes of fashionable video games slip onto the shop.)
Sweeney additionally replied to a submit Cook made earlier within the day. “Hi Tim. How about in the event you let our mutual clients entry Fortnite? Just a thought,” Sweeney wrote.
Shortly after the April thirtieth ruling in Epic Games v. Apple that blocked Apple from charging a payment on purchases made outdoors the App Store, Sweeney introduced that Epic would carry Fortnite again to the US iOS App Store “subsequent week.”
Epic mentioned it submitted Fortnite to Apple on Friday, May ninth, however the app hasn’t but been accepted. (Apple’s web site says that “on common, 90 % of submissions are reviewed in lower than 24 hours.”)
Sweeney mentioned yesterday that the corporate submitted a brand new model as a result of “we have to launch a weekly Fortnite replace with new content material this Friday, and all platforms should replace concurrently.” But that up to date submission nonetheless hasn’t been accepted, both.
“We don’t have an replace on our Fortnite submission to the App Store,” Sweeney mentioned earlier on Thursday. “Apple has neither accepted nor rejected it. So the Friday replace to Fortnite is now in jeopardy.”
It’s unclear if that final sentence implies that Epic plans to delay the deliberate Friday Fortnite replace for all platforms the place Fortnite is obtainable on account of Apple not but approving the replace.
Apple and Epic Games didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
