It looks like Fortnite's triumphant return to iOS will be delayed. The Epic Games adventure continues
As it turned out, Apple has again blocked the account of the Epic Games developer. The previous blocking caused a stir, because then Epic Games with Fortnite tried to circumvent the rules for accepting payments from the App Store. The iPad ban from the Epic Games account has been lifted. Then Epic were going to make their own store where they would release Fortnite.
The media paid attention to the correspondence between Apple and Epic Games. Epic was asked to provide a written commitment that it would “fulfill its obligations.” Apple spokesman Phil Schiller wrote:
“Please explain, in simple and understandable language, why we should trust Epic this time.”
Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney assured that the company will comply with all the terms of the agreements and is ready to provide Apple with any additional guarantees.
For some reason, Apple was not satisfied with this answer and Epic Games was banned again. Lawyers explained that Sweeney's response was “insufficient and not credible.” launched by another company.