Epic Games accuses Apple of retaliation by threatening to revoke its developer accounts, thereby blocking all company products from being released on iOS and macOS App Stores.
(Credit: Epic Games) The antitrust feud between Apple and Epic Games is taking another ugly turn, with Apple potentially crippling access to Fortnite’s developer’s graphics technology, Unreal Engine. On Monday, Epic Games said Apple has threatened to revoke its developer accounts and block its products, including its game engine, from being released to the iOS and macOS ecosystem. Tweet Apple plans to terminate the accounts on Friday, Aug.28 unless a court intervenes, according to Epic Games, which filed a complaint with a US district court in California on Monday, demanding the judge temporarily restrain Apple from terminating the developer accounts. SEE ALSO: Don’t Speak the Language? How to Use Google Translate According to Epic Games, Apple sent the notice about the account terminations last Friday,12 hours after the antitrust feud between the two companies exploded. “Apple specifically stated it would terminate Epic’s access to development tools, including those necessary for Epic to keep offering the world’s most popular graphics engine, the Unreal Engine,” reads the complaint, which notes millions of developers rely on the Unreal Engine to create products, such as games and even films. “Without that access, Epic cannot develop future versions of the Unreal Engine for use on iOS or macOS,” the complaint adds.
