Diamond Member Steam 0 Posted May 21, 2025 Diamond Member Share Posted May 21, 2025 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up has made its long-awaited return to the U.S. Apple App Store for iPhone and iPad users. Developer Epic Games shared and celebrated the news with This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , letting mobile gaming fans know that they can finally go back to playing its massively popular battle royale experience after five years of waiting. The new Fortnite iOS store page is back the same as it was the day it left in 2020, though its description now starts with a new message: “Fortnite is back!” Fortnite is BACK on the App Store in the U.S. on iPhones and iPads... and on the Epic Games Store and AltStore in the E.U! It’ll show up in Search soon! Get Fortnite on the App Store in the U.S. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up — Fortnite (@Fortnite) This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up At the time of this story’s publication, some U.S. Apple users may have trouble searching for Fortnite through the App Store itself, though Epic says this will change “soon.” In the meantime, you can click here to see This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . For those in the E.U., you can also now download Fortnite through the Epic Games Store and AltStore. Fortnite’s reappearance on iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad brings an end to much of the drama surrounding Epic and Apple. It started in August 2020, when both This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up and Apple announced This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up after Epic launched an update that This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . At the time, the Fortnite studio explained that its decision was a direct result of what it was calling “exorbitant” store fees issued by Apple and This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . What followed was a years-long legal battle that This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up for the millions of players who were previously enjoying it through Apple and This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Play. That changed in April when Epic CEO Tim Sweeney This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up following a decision from a U.S. Federal District Court in California. A This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up saw its return postponed, but now, after five years, Fortnite is finally back on iOS devices. Those who download Fortnite on an Apple phone or tablet will now have the option to purchase V-Bucks through the Epic Games Store or via in-app purchases. Those who pick the 2,800 V-Bucks pack for $22.99, for example, can choose to send the money directly to Epic, earning $4.60 (or 20%) back to be used on other offerings from the company. For more on Fortnite, you can read up on This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . It’s a Star Wars collaboration that’s not been without issue, as This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up yesterday. Michael Cripe is a freelance contributor with IGN. He's best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up (@MikeCripe). This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/255136-steam-fortnite-is-finally-back-on-the-us-apple-app-store/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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