Published 16:03 IST, August 14th 2020
Why was Fortnite removed from Google Play Store? Epic Games feud explained
Why was Fortnite removed from Google Play Store? has been a question for many fans ever since the game announced its departure. Read to know why.
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Epic Games' Fortnite has hit troubled waters after Google and Apple decided to ban game from ir respective application stores. feud started when Fortnite directed mobile users to use ir independent payment platform in order to receive some discount on V-Bucks, Fortnite's in-game currency. This urged Apple to ban m from its App Store on grounds of 'violating guidelines'. Epic Games, since n has sued Apple claiming it is running a mopoly over online gaming software market. But, Google soon followed suit and banned game from its Play Store. tech giant n issued a pubic statement justifying ir move -
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Google's statement on Fortnite ban
open Android ecosystem lets developers distribute apps through multiple app stores. For game developers who choose to use Play Store, we have consistent policies that are fair to developers and keep store safe for users. While Fortnite remains available on Android, we can longer make it available on Play because it violates our policies. However, we welcome opportunity to continue our discussions with Epic and bring Fortnite back to Google Play.
w, Epic Games has come forward and sued Google over antitrust violations, only a few hours after game was removed from both prominent application stores. In ir lawsuit, Epic has alleged that Google's restrictions around payments on Play Store constitute a mopoly. Epic filed a 63-p long lawsuit against Google which is public data for interested people to excess. company alleges furrmore that Google has violated both Sherman Act and Catwright Act of California. case has been deemed by Epic as an attempt to do ' right thing' in Android ecosystem. Check out exceprts of Epic Games' lawsuit against Google below -
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Google has relegated its motto to nearly an afterthought, and is using its size to do evil upon competitors, invators, customers, and users in a slew of markets it has grown to mopolize. This case is about doing right thing in one important area, Android mobile ecosystem, where Google unlawfully maintains mopolies in multiple related markets, denying consumers freedom to enjoy ir mobile devices—freedom that Google always promised Android users would have.
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16:02 IST, August 14th 2020