Epic Games says that Apple rejected its latest Fortnite submission to the US App Store and the game on iOS will be “offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it”
Game is Blocked in the EU Now, Too Jessica Filby / Dexerto : Fortnite removed from App Store entirely after Apple blocks them in US Michael Tsai : Fortnite “Blocked” — Dominic Preston (MacRumors, Hacker News, Slashdot, TechCrunch, The Register): Associated Press : Fortnite says it's offline on Apple's iOS around the world David James / Entrepreneur : Did Apple Block Fortnite From the App Store? Here's What We Know. Aaron McDade / Investopedia : Epic Games' ‘Fortnite’ Offline on iOS as Firm Says Apple Blocked Game's Return Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times : Epic Games says Apple blocked ‘Fortnite’ in U.S. app store Kate Nalepinski / Newsweek : When Could the Fortnite App Come Back? What We Know After Apple iOS ‘Block’ Collins J. Okoth / Cryptopolitan : Apple blocks Fortnite video game on iOS worldwide M.G. Siegler / Spyglass Dispatch : Explosions in the Sky — While we're all aware of the race that's currently underway … Wesley Yin-Poole / IGN : Epic Says Apple Has Blocked Fortnite's Return to the U.S. App Store — and Now Tim Sweeney Is Tweeting Tim Cook to Complain Aman Kumar / Neowin : Fortnite is no longer available on iOS devices globally Thomas Barrabi / New York Post : Apple blocked ‘Fortnite’ App Store return, Epic Games says The National Pulse : New Antitrust Concerns as Gaming Giant Complains of iPhone Ban. Kevin Raposo / KnowTechie : Fortnite's big iPhone comeback just got nuked by Apple Omar Gallaga / CNET : Fortnite Is Offline on iOS. Here's Why Apple Is Blocking Its Return Mollie Taylor / PC Gamer : Welp, Fortnite's iOS version is ‘offline worldwide’ after Apple continues to shuffle its feet around bringing the game back to the US App Store Matthew O'Dwyer / Game Rant : Apple Has Blocked Fortnite Worldwide Alan Velasco / HotHardware : Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Calls Out Tim Cook After Apple Blocks Fortnite On iOS Ed Hardy / Cult of Mac : Apple blocks Fortnite worldwide, including iPhone app updates Michael Simon / Macworld : Fortnite on iOS goes offline worldwide as Apple blocks U.S. App Store return Rael Hornby / Laptop Mag : Apple REALLY doesn't want you playing Fortnite on iPhone GameSpot : Fortnite Won't Be Coming To iOS Soon, As Apple Blocks Epic's App Store Submission Zack Sharf / Variety : Fortnite on iOS Goes ‘Offline Worldwide Until Apple Unblocks’ App Store Release Submission Steve Dent / Engadget : ‘Fortnite’ is offline on iOS around the world Chris Smith / BGR : Fortnite is blocked from Apple's US App Store... again Mary Cunningham / CBS News : Apple blocks Fortnite game on iPhones, video game company says Tom's Guide : Fortnite iOS return blocked — live updates on game being down worldwide Denny Jacob / Wall Street Journal : Epic Games' ‘Fortnite’ Claims Apple Blocked Submission, Now Unavailable on iOS Mark Warren / VG247 : Fortnite developer Epic accuses Apple of glockblocking its attempts to shoot the game back onto US iOS, then probably hit the griddy Jack Purcher / Patently Apple : According to Epic's Tim Sweeney, Apple has Blocked access to Epic's Video Game Fortnite in the U.S. and EU Anthony Bouchard / iDownloadBlog.com : Apple officially rejects Fortnite mobile App Store submission as Epic Games pulls game from platform worldwide David Phelan / Forbes : Fortnite Now Offline For Every iPhone Worldwide As Apple Blocks It, Epic Claims Chris Scullion / Video Games Chronicle : Apple has ‘blocked’ Fortnite from coming to the iOS App Store, Epic Games says Tsveta Ermenkova / PhoneArena : Fortnite vanished from iPhones again and Epic is blaming Apple Joseph Allen / TechRaptor : (Updated) Fortnite Offline Worldwide on iOS Thanks to Apple Blocking Release Steve Vegvari / iPhone in Canada : Apple Blocks Fortnite on iPhone, Game Goes Offline for Global Players Rob Thubron / TechSpot : Epic says Apple has blocked Fortnite's App Store submission - game now offline worldwide on iOS Hassam Nasir / PC Guide : Apple blocks Fortnite's return to the App Store, Epic Games CEO points out obvious clones MacDailyNews : Apple's App Store blocks US, EU access to video game ‘Fortnite,’ Epic Games claims Arka Sarkar / Destructoid : Apple blocks Fortnite on iOS yet again as bitter war continues Issy van der Velde / GamesRadar : Fortnite was supposed to release on the App Store in the US last week, but Apple has “blocked” … Mastodon: Markos / @qnoid@mastodon.social : @krzyzanowskim I haven't been able to keep up with all the App Store changes. Why/how is Apple blocking Fortnite from the Epic Games Store in EU? Do apps have to go through AppStore review before making it to a 3rd party store? … Steve Troughton-Smith / @stroughtonsmith … : @qnoid @krzyzanowskim @rileytestut there are a few options: we do not know what Epic means by ‘blocked’, so it could mean that Epic submitted the exact same build of the app to the App Store as external stores, and because it was rejected from one it was automatically rejected from all (and that a new build could be submitted). … @rileytestut@mastodon.social : @stroughtonsmith @qnoid @krzyzanowskim From talking with Epic this is my understanding: Fortnite wasn't rejected by Apple, it just wasn't approved by today when they needed it to be. So they're disabling new downloads for now … @rileytestut@mastodon.social : @mjtsai Apple's rules are iffy on that. We have separate SKUs for Delta and the beta version of Delta for this reason, but technically Guideline 4.3(a) (which applies to notarization) says “Don't create multiple Bundle IDs of the same app” My guess is Epic just didn't think about it though and submitted the SKU they already had thinking it wouldn't be an issue Marcin Krzyzanowski / @krzyzanowskim@mastodon.social : company culture: pettiness, and I'm here for it (quoting latest @atpfm episode) — https://www.theverge.com/... Patrick / @ppb1701@ppb.social : @Techmeme — They're just trying to bully /manipulate Apple into restoring it. The ruling the other day nor the original required Apple to allow Fortnite on the AppStore. In fact the original said Epic broke the rules it agreed to and Apple could ban it. … X: @fortnite : Apple has blocked our Fortnite submission so we cannot release to the US App Store or to the Epic Games Store for iOS in the European Union. Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it. Mark Gurman / @markgurman : Apple: We asked that Epic Sweden resubmit the app update without including the US storefront of the App Store so as not to impact Fortnite in other geographies. We did not take any action to remove the live version of Fortnite from alternative distribution marketplaces in the EC Tim Sweeney / @timsweeneyepic : Apple's App Review team should be free to review all submitted apps promptly and accept or reject according to the plain language of their guidelines. App Review shouldn't be weaponized by senior management as a tool to delay or obstruct competition, due process, or free speech. Tim Sweeney / @timsweeneyepic : Meanwhile, Fortnite on Apple's App Store: [image] @levelsio : Apple flat out ignoring court orders now Shiina / @shiinabr : FORTNITE ON IOS IS DOWN WORLDWIDE 💀 “Apple has blocked our Fortnite submission so we cannot release to the US App Store or to the Epic Games Store for iOS in the European Union. Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it.” [image] Tim Sweeney / @timsweeneyepic : @shawkab @Fortnite Stay tuned. @shawkab : @Fortnite so zero enforcement of the rule of law? @duckybtw : Feels so bad to have the rug pulled out from under us after being this close to finally playing Fortnite Mobile on iOS 😞 David Barnard / @drbarnard : Took me a minute to get this argument. In the latest ruling, the court didn't say anything specifically about letting Fortnite back into the App Store. But... the injunction seems to make clear that what Epic did in 2020 to get booted from the App Store would no longer get them booted from the App Store. So in that way, Epic has a point. @naval : @TimSweeneyEpic Apple continues to mock the court. Tom Warren / @tomwarren : Apple has blocked Epic's latest attempt to bring Fortnite back to the App Store. Epic says that the game is now “offline' on iPhones everywhere after Apple rejected its App Store resubmission https://www.theverge.com/... 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