‘Fortnite’ Is Finally Back on the iPhone, But the CEO Is Still Anti-Apple

Fortnite is finally back on iOS and Android — with a few caveats. The latest chapter in the .

Epic says it’s planning to bring more games to its new storefront, but for now, only three games are available. In addition to Fortnite, the mobile Epic Games Store launches with Rocket League Sideswipe and Fall Guys, which is now available on mobile platforms for the first time.

Even that limited library may be enough to make this a major victory for Epic. The publisher made more than $700 million on the iOS version of Fortnite before intentionally breaking Apple’s terms of service by bypassing the iOS storefront for in-app purchases and kicking off the years-long legal battle between the two companies. Now that Epic Games has its own operational third-party app store, it will no longer be forced to give Apple a 30 percent cut of purchases, but the fact that the storefront is only available in the EU puts on a hard limit on how profitable it’s likely to be. If regulations force Apple to allow third-party app store’s outside of the EU, though, Epic could be in a position to make much more from Fortnite on iOS than it ever has before.

Despite this major win for Epic, its battle with Apple rages on.

“The fight is far from over,” Sweeney said. “But this is tangible progress for developers and consumers who can begin to benefit from competition and choice.”