Epic Lawsuit Claims Google Blocked 'Fortnite' DealsThe 90 FPS version had to go through the Play Store or not at all.
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Epic Games alreadyannounced it's suing Appleover the company removingFortnitefrom its App Store due to the "Mega Drop" that offered players a way to purchase items directly from Epic for a lower price. Now Google has also pulledFortnitefrom its mobile app store, and Epic Games has filed a lawsuit against that company too.
Fortnite is currently unavailable on Google Play. More information will be forthcoming soon.
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AsThe Vergepoints out, the filing specifically cites a situation concerning the special version ofFortniteEpic offered in a OnePlus tie-in. No, not the arrangement for anexclusive emote— instead it's focusing on the deal fora version of the game built to run at 90Hzand highlight the fast-refreshing screen on their phones.According to the suit, Google prevented OnePlus from offering the game with an install method that bypassed the app store for devices outside of India, and alsopreventedLG from making a similar deal.
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Google issued a statement about removingFortnitefrom the Play Store, prior to news of the lawsuit, that said "we welcome the opportunity to continue our discussions with Epic and bringFortniteback to Google Play."
