It’s been over three years since Epic sued Apple and Google after the pair removed Fortnite from their respective app stores – a consequence of the Battle.
What just happened? Epic Games‘ legal battle against Apple might not have been as successful as it hoped, but the lawsuit against Google has ended in a win for Tim Sweeney’s company. A jury has just sided with Epic, ruling that Google violated antitrust laws to extract fees and limit competition from developers.
It’s been over three years since Epic sued Apple and Google after the pair removed Fortnite from their respective app stores – a consequence of the Battle Royale mobile title introducing the Epic Direct Payment option, which allowed players to pay Epic directly for in-game purchases.
The fight against Google concluded following a three-hour deliberation by the nine-person jury that saw it unanimously answer yes to all 11 questions. As reported by The Verge, the jury found that Google held an illegal monopoly on app distribution and in-app billing services for Android devices.
