It's now much easier to install Fortnite on your Android phone. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney also celebrated the Apple ruling, saying it's confirmation that the 'Apple Tax is dead in the USA.'

A three-judge panel found that the tech giant willfully violated a 2021 antitrust injunction by imposing 27% commission and restrictive link designs for non-App Store purchases

The battle royale may rage on in Fortnite, but the real-world standoff that kept the game off major mobile app stores is finally easing. Fortnite is back on the Google Play Store, according to a post from the company on X.

One person thrilled about that is Tim Sweeney, Epic Games' CEO. " Fortnite is back on Android through Google Play in the USA, and will continue to be available through Epic Games Store on Android worldwide," he wrote on X. "Thanks to Google for all of their awesome support; this is the beginning of a new, open world of mobile gaming!"

Apple should be able to collect a reasonable commission on purchases made using external links included in iOS apps, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled today (via Reuters). The U.S. Court of Appeals partially reversed sanctions imposed on Apple after Apple was found to have willfully violated an injunction in the ongoing Epic Games vs.