[STEAM][PRESS]Epic Confirms Fortnite Will Return to iPads, but Only in the EU

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Epic Games has announced plans to bring back the iPad version of Fortnite, but it will only be available for countries in the ********* Union (EU).

In a post on X/

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, the Epic Games newsroom

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that EU Fortnite players who miss playing the free-to-play battle royale natively on Apple's tablet will soon be able to play it again. The statement follows a recent announcement by the ********* Commission that it now requires Apple to have

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must abide by as part of the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Epic had already said it planned to bring the iOS version of Fortnite back to the EU App Store thanks to the DMA. This comes as part of a wider effort to launch

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, with Epic boss Tim Sweeney

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the company's ultimate goal is to become the "number one multi-platform software store, on the foundation of payment competition, 0%-12% fees, and exclusive games like Fortnite."

At

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, Epic shared some new details on the mobile version of the Epic Games Store, revealing that mobile developers that use its third-party storefront would benefit "from the same fair terms" found on the main Epic Games Store. This includes an 88/12 revenue share, and developers can keep 100% of the revenue it earns by using its own payment system for in-app purchases.

Fortnite was removed from all mobile devices nearly four years ago after Epic

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in-game. The outcome resulted in cheaper V-Bucks for players; however, it violated Apple and

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's app store policies, with both companies removing the app from their respective digital storefronts. Shortly after Fortnite was banned from both app stores,

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it was suing both companies, with

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Since the removal, those who wanted to play Fortnite on the go but did not have a Nintendo Switch or a portable gaming PC like the Steam Deck were required to stream Fortnite on either

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or

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. Epic has yet to announce a fresh release date for Fortnite on mobile.

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