Hotspot Engine Project Apple's legal dispute with Epic Games has escalated again, and the competition between the two sides in the European market has also been affected. Apple recently terminated a new company called Epic Games"epic games sweden ab"and called the company an "untrustworthy entity." This move could prevent Epic from launching its game store in Europe and could also affect the running of its popular Fortnite game on iOS devices. 
Source: theverge According to the American technology **The Verge, called"epic games sweden ab"'s developer account, which was acquired on February 16 for Epic Games' planned launch of the Epic Games Store in Europe, but the current termination of the account could frustrate Epic's plans to launch a third-party app store in Europe. The Epic Games Store is a gaming platform of Epic Games that competes with Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store, among others, offering a lower share of the price and more developer support.
Even so, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney later said in a briefing that Epic could still bring Fortnite back to iOS through another company's third-party app store in the EU. Fortnite is a battle royale game from Epic Games that has more than 3With 500 million registered users, it is one of the most popular games in the world. In August last year, Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store after Epic introduced a direct payment option in the game, bypassing Apple's 30% commission. Since then, Epic Games has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing Apple of abusing its dominant position in the mobile app market, restricting competition and innovation.
Photo source: thevergeApple, on the other hand, hinted at its ongoing ban on Epic accounts in a statement: "Epic has materially breached its contractual obligations to Apple, and the court has determined that Apple has the right to terminate the developer accounts of any or all of Epic Games' wholly owned subsidiaries, affiliates, and/or other entities at any time, in Apple's sole discretion." Given Epic's past and present ongoing behavior, Apple has chosen to exercise this right. Apple spokesman Fred Sainz said. Apple also said that Epic has proven to be an untrustworthy entity and cannot guarantee that it will comply with the terms and conditions of Apple's developer program in the future.
Epic said that Apple's termination of its developer accounts was a serious violation of EU law and would continue to fight to achieve its goal of returning to iOS. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney noted that Apple's move "seriously violates" the European Union's Digital Markets Act, which recently forced Apple, as well as all other companies, to open third-party app stores on their devices. Epic said in a press release that Apple's termination of its developer account was an act that "shows that Apple has no intention of allowing real competition on iOS devices." Epic also said that Apple's suspension of its developer accounts was due in part to Epic CEO Tim Sweeney publicly criticizing Apple's proposed Digital Markets Act compliance program.
The legal battle between the two companies began in 2020 when Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store for iPhones after Epic violated App Store rules by introducing a direct payment option for in-game currency, V-Bucks, in the app. This appeared to be a well-planned action, and Epic immediately filed a lawsuit against Apple accusing the company of anti-competitive behavior. In 2020, Apple had terminated one of Epic's other developer accounts for violating the App Store's rules with a gimmick in Fortnite. Epic continues to file lawsuits against Apple in the United States and Australia, and the high-profile legal battle seems far from over.
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