Epic Games Store coming to iOS in Europe thanks to new EU law

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The Epic Games Store will be coming to iOS in Europe thanks to provisions in the European Union (EU)'s Digital Markets Act (DMA). 

The move was announced on Twitter / X, where the Epig Games Newsroom account stated: «We are bringing more opportunities to developers across all platforms, and we’re so excited about what’s to come.… including bringing the Epic Games Store to iOS in Europe.»

For those not in the know, Epic Games famously took Fortnite, its flagship battle royale game, off the App Store back in 2020 in response to Apple's policy of charging up to 30% commission on sales (via BBC).

Commenting on the Epic Games Store's impending arrival on iOS, Epic's CEO and founder Tim Sweeney stated on Twitter / X: «I'll be the first to acknowledge a good faith move by Apple amidst our cataclysmic antitrust battle, in granting Epic Games Sweden AB a developer account for operating Epic Games Store and Fortnite in Europe under the Digital Markets Act.»

As Sweeney suggests, Epic Games Sweden AB, the Swedish arm of Epic Games, will operate the Epic Games Store in Europe.

The official Fortnite Twitter / X account announced the game's return <a data-analytics-id=«inline-link» href=«https://twitter.com/FortniteGame/status/1750616130174234859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1750616130174234859%7Ctwgr%5Ef6104db7902bd15af1693bc935a810fee54514c9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.pcmag.com%2Fmobile-games%2F150632%2Fepic-games-fortnite-is-coming-back-to-ios-in-the-eu-anyway» target="_blank" data-url=«https://twitter.com/FortniteGame/status/1750616130174234859?ref_src=» https:>earlier this year

I'll be the first to acknowledge a good faith move by Apple amidst our cataclysmic antitrust battle, in granting Epic Games Sweden AB a developer account for operating Epic Games Store and Fortnite in Europe under the Digital Markets Act.