After years of legal disputes with Apple and Google, the Epic Games Store mobile app is finally available for download on both Android and iOS devices. This launch grants iOS gamers in the European Union access to popular first-party titles like Fall Guys and Fortnite, marking a significant milestone for Epic Games.
Despite the ongoing legal tensions, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has expressed gratitude to the European Commission for supporting the app’s release, allowing mobile gamers to experience the Epic Games Store on their devices.
Highlights
- The Epic Games Store mobile app is finally available on Android and iOS after lengthy legal battles with Apple and Google.
- Access to first-party titles like Fall Guys and Fortnite is now possible for iOS gamers in EU, despite ongoing legal disputes.
- Epic Games CEO is thankful for the European Commission”s support in launching app.
The Epic Games Store has launched a new mobile application for mobile devices, available for download on Android and iOS systems. The digital game storefront is available for Windows PC and MacOS systems, both as a website and a standalone launcher. After some lengthy legal battles, the Epic Games Store mobile app is available, and it comes with a variety of titles that can be played on mobile devices.
Epic Games” legal battles between Apple and Google are quite lengthy, having started as far back as 2020. So much so that Epic lost a lot of money in legal fees, but this has opened the way for making it possible to launch the Epic Games Store app and offer its games to iOS users in the European Union. This app is available to download right now, and contains a number of different games developed specifically for mobile.
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The launch of the Epic Games Store app gives gamers access to its first-party titles, including Fall Guys, Fortnite, and Rocket League Sideswipe. Fortnite has just launched the fourth season of Chapter 5, which features Marvel Comics” big bad Dr. Doom facing off against other superheroes like Shuri, War Machine, and Gwenpool. While the Epic Games Store is available on mobile devices in countries that are a part of the EU due to the Digital Markets Act, Epic also claims that Apple is still blocking other iOS users from outside of Europe from accessing Fortnite and Epic Games Store on iOS.
Epic Games, Apple, and Google Still At Odds
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Epic Games notes that the process of installing the Epic Games Store app through iOS and Android is a lengthy process, due to what it calls “intentionally poor-quality install experiences,” in order to discourage gamers from downloading the apps. Epic Games is continuing its legal battle with Apple and Google in order to regulate the anticompetitive terms set by both companies. In the meantime, Epic Games is also partnering with other third-party application stores in order to bring its games to the mobile market.
Some of the third-party stores that Epic is partnering with include AltStore PAL and Aptoide for iOS users, as well as ONE Store on Android. Epic Games CEO and founder Tim Sweeny commented on the continuing legal battle between Epic and Google, saying he is thankful for the European Commission making it possible to launch the Epic Games Store and giving iOS and Android users the chance to play games through its store on mobile devices when it”s always been an open market on PC and Mac.
Epic Games Store
A digital video game storefront for Windows PC and macOS created and operated by Epic Games. Originally launched in December 2018, Epic Games Store is both a website as well as a standalone launcher.
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