![]() ![]() Epic is likely to succeed on the merits of its claims, but without an injunction, Epic will be irreparably harmed long before final judgment comes.”Įpic ran afoul of both Apple and Google’s policies last week when it added a discounted direct payment option into its apps, essentially creating a workaround for Fortnite players to make purchases in the game without an intermediary. “Not content simply to remove Fortnite from the App Store, Apple is attacking Epic’s entire business in unrelated areas. “ told Epic that by August 28, Apple will cut off Epic’s access to all development tools necessary to create software for Apple’s platforms-including for the Unreal Engine Epic offers to third-party developers, which Apple has never claimed violated any Apple policy,” the motion states. The company cites concerns that Apple’s actions against its developer access will damage its business beyond Fortnite, particularly its work on Unreal Engine, the prominent game engine it licenses to third party software makers. In the injunction motion, Epic accuses Apple of “retaliation” and reasserts its mission to disrupt what it views as Apple’s monopoly over its mobile software market. We are asking the court to stop this retaliation. ![]() Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store and has informed Epic that on Friday, August 28 Apple will terminate all our developer accounts and cut Epic off from iOS and Mac development tools. ![]()
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