Epic Gets Apple’s Theft Claim Knocked Out of Fortnite Fight
- Companies battling over cut of purchases made through game
- Judge rejects Apple claims for extra monetary damages
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Epic Games Inc. on Tuesday won the dismissal of two Apple Inc.’s tort claims in a dispute over access to its popular video game “Fortnite” on the iPhone maker’s App Store.
The battle between Apple and Epic focuses on a share of purchases in Fortnite. Epic launched a payment system that circumvented the Apple App Store, so the iPhone maker didn’t get a cut. Apple then stopped new users from downloading Fortnite on its platform, but existing copies of Fortnite can still use Epic’s system.