FILE PHOTO: The Epic Games logo, maker of the popular video game “Fortnite”, is pictured on a screen in this picture illustration August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Illustration/File Photo
September 10, 2021
(Reuters) – “Fortnite” creator Epic Games has asked iPhone maker Apple Inc to restore its Fortnite developer account and intends to re-release Fortnite on iOS in South Korea offering both Epic payment and Apple payment side-by-side, it said in a tweet.
“Epic intends to re-release Fortnite on iOS in Korea offering both Epic payment and Apple payment side-by-side in compliance with the new Korean law,” the tweet added.
Last week, South Korea’s parliament approved a bill that bans major app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing software developers to use their payment systems, effectively stopping them from charging commissions on in-app purchases.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
Source: One America News Network
