Fortnite

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  Fortnite Returns to App Store for iPhone, iPad Globally After Apple-Epic Legal Battle

  Fortnite is now available on the App Store for the iPhone and iPad for users around the world. The battle royale title, developed by Epic Games, was initially pulled from the App Store in August 2020 following Epic Games’ introduction of an alternative payment method that, as Apple alleged, bypassed its commission fees model. Following years of l...

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  Disney Reportedly Keen on Acquiring Fortnite Maker Epic Games at Some Point

  Disney could deepen its longstanding ties with Epic Games by buying the Fortnite maker outright at some point, according to a report. The media and entertainment conglomerate is reportedly keen on acquiring Epic, however, any sale would ultimately depend on Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney.

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  Epic Games Lays Off More Than 1,000 Employees, CEO Cites Downturn in Fortnite Engagement

  Epic Games' Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tim Sweeney announced in a blog post that the Fortnite developer is laying off more than 1,000 employees. The company executive said that the downturn in Fortnite engagement, which began in 2025, was one of the major reasons behind the decision, which will help the company stabilise its finances. However, h...

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  Fortnite Maker Epic Games To Lay Off 1,000 Employees: 'Sorry We're Here Again'

  Epic Games is laying off more than 1,000 employees, citing a drop in the amount of time people are spending playing Fortnite.

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  Fortnite Returns to Google Play Store for Android Users Worldwide

  Fortnite has officially returned to the Google Play Store for Android users worldwide, marking the end of a years-long absence following Epic Games’ dispute with Google. The popular battle royale title was removed from Google Play in 2020, when Epic introduced its own in-app payment system that bypassed Google’s billing policies, triggering a l...

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  12-Year-Old Japanese Gamer Plans To Quit School For Esports Career, Internet Reacts

  The Japanese boy also wants to compete in the Fortnite World Cup.

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  Fortnite Returns to Google Play Store After Extended Legal Battle

  Fortnite has returned to the Google Play Store in the US, Epic Games announced on Friday. This marks the culmination of a five-year legal battle, which began in 2020, when Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple and Google for their allegedly unfair and anti-competitive platform rules. While the multiplayer game returned to the App Store in May, G...

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  Fortnite Is Adding a Limited-Time Disneyland Island Featuring Minigames Based on Disney Theme Park Rides

  Walt Disney and Epic Games are bringing Disneyland to Fortnite. The free-to-play Battle Royale game will get a limited-time Disneyland Game Rush island on November 6, featuring a collection of minigames based on Disney theme park rides. The game mode will not feature Battle Royale and instead focus on Disney minigames.

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  Google Proposes Play Store Reforms in Settlement With Fortnite Maker Epic Games

  In a joint filing in the federal court in San Francisco, Alphabet and Epic Games asked US District Judge James Donato to consider a proposal resolving Epic’s 2020 antitrust lawsuit, which accused Google of illegally monopolizing how users access apps and make in-app purchases on Android devices.

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  Diwali Blackout: How the AWS Outage Crippled Major Apps Across the World

  Amazon Web Services (AWS) faced a widespread outage on October 20, disrupting several major platforms, including Apple TV, Reddit, and Snapchat. The outage, lasting nearly 12 hours, coincided with Diwali celebrations in India and affected online businesses running festive campaigns. AWS later attributed the issue to a DNS error in its US-East-1 reg...

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  Apple Loses Bid to Pause App Store Reform Order in Epic Games Case

  Apple was unable to convince a US appeals court to halt significant portions of a federal judge's ruling that mandates it to swiftly introduce more competition within its highly profitable App Store. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Apple's request.

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  Epic Games' Fortnite Returns to Apple App Store in US After Nearly Five Years

  Epic Games' Fortnite game has returned on Apple's App Store in the US from Tuesday. Launched in 2017, Fortnite became an instant hit, drawing millions of players around the world thanks to its last-player-standing, "battle royale" format.

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  Apple Must Resolve ‘Fortnite’ Return or Answer for It to Judge

  Apple will have to answer to a judge for refusing to restore Fortnite to its US App Store. Epic’s chief executive officer had announced three weeks ago that his company’s flagship game would be resubmitted to App Store after the companies fought in court for almost five years.

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  Epic Games Asks Court to Force Apple to Approve Fortnite on US Store

  Epic Games asked a court to force Apple to approve access to the hit game Fortnite in the US App Store. On Wednesday, Epic pulled its initial submission after not hearing back from Apple and resubmitted it with updated content to match the game on other platforms.

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  Fortnite Banned From iOS: Epic Games And Apple In New Feud

  Apple has blocked Fortnite's return to iOS devices, despite the game's availability in the European Union through the Epic Games Store.