The first effects of Apple's blocking of Fortnite

60% of the 116 million users in the iOS environment had to abandon the battle royale mode. Epic Games appeals against the decision

(Photo: Epic Games) The legal battle between the video game company Epic Games and the tech giant Apple continues after Apple decided to remove it from its App Store last week account of the software house that develops, among others, the famous game Fortnite. Epic has now decided to file a preliminary injunction in a California court asking for an end to the "retaliation" fielded by Cupertino and for the game to be reinstated in the Apple device store.

According to the claims by the video game company in the court petition, Apple is behaving like a "monopoly company in the whole affair and had to face it in order to free developers and consumers from the illegal restrictions that have been imposed on apps and payment methods on iOS. "

The clash between the two companies exploded during the first weeks of August, when Epic Games had decided to bypass the 30% commission costs foreseen by Apple's policy for in-app purchases on its product Fortnite flagship thanks to an alternative payment method managed directly by the company. The same decision was then also taken by Google for Android devices.

But, while the Mountain View giant has simply removed Fortnite from its Play Store, however, allowing users to receive updates for the video game directly from official site and other channels, Cupertino has moved more categorically, and after having cashed in a victory by a court that required Epic to abide by its App Store guidelines, it has ruled out the possibility of downloading the latest updates Fortnite on its devices.