On the heels of the EU decision Name Apple's iPadOS as another digital “gatekeeper.”Under its Digital Markets Act (DMA) regulation, Fortnite maker Epic Games has confirmed that it will bring its popular battle royale game to the iPad later this year. The company previously announced that Fortnite would return to iPhones in the EU as a result of the DMA, which forces Apple to compete with alternative app stores like Epic's Game Store.

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The rivalry between Epic and Apple has been going on for years, with Epic suing the tech giant over its alleged anti-competitive practices over its app store and commission structure. Although Apple largely won the case.as the court ruled that the tech giant was not a monopoly, it had to allow developers to direct their users to other payment methods from within their apps — a point for Epic that the entire developer community disagreed with. had a wide impact.

Later, when Apple revealed its plans to comply with the EU's DMA, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney criticized Apple's new rules. Form of “bad faith compliance”. which were “full of wasteful fees” and vowed to fight them. Apple responded by terminating Epic Games' developer account, dubbed GameMaker. A “Threat” to the iOS Ecosystem. Soon after the EU started Investigating Apple's Decision To terminate an Epic account restored This.

Given Apple's responses so far, it remains to be seen whether Epic Games will be able to bring Fortnite to iPhone and iPad as planned. However, it signals Epic's intention to compete with Apple through its games store on Apple's top platforms.