Epic Games accuses Apple of ‘arbitrary and obstructive’ rejection of iOS app store

Epic Games said on Friday that Apple’s decision to reject its iOS app store proposal for the European Union (EU) was “arbitrary” and “obstructive”, accusing the iPhone maker of violating the Digital Markets Act. (DMA) of the block.

“Apple’s rejection is arbitrary, obstructive and violates the DMA, and we have shared our concerns with the European Commission,” Epic wrote in a post on social platform X.

“Barring further obstacles from Apple, we remain ready to launch on the Epic Games Store and Fortnite on iOS in the EU in the coming months,” he continued.

Apple has twice rejected Epic’s notarization requests for a competing app store on iOS devices in Europe, saying the design of its “Install” and “In-App Purchases” labels was too similar to that of Apple’s App Store .

“We are using the same ‘Installation’ and ‘In-App Purchases’ naming conventions used in popular app stores across platforms and following standard conventions for buttons in iOS apps,” Epic said in the X.

“We’re just trying to build a store that mobile users can easily understand, and disclosing in-app purchases is a regulatory practice recommended by all stores these days,” he added.

The video game developer behind Fortnite has long rivaled Apple.

In 2020, Epic attempted to bypass the App Store’s payment system in protest of a 30% cut on in-app purchases and Apple’s restrictions on other purchasing methods.

As a result, the iPhone maker blocked Fortnite from the App Store, sparking a years-long legal battle between the two companies.

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