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Escalating its war with Epic Games Inc., Apple Inc. on Friday canceled the videogamer’s account on the App Store.
The two companies are locked in a legal dispute over the fees that Apple AAPL, -0.16% charges app makers. When Epic came up with an unauthorized payment system that sidestepped the tech giant’s 30% commission on in-app purchases, the hugely popular game “Fortnite” was yanked from the App Store.
As of Friday, a search for Epic Games in the App Storeshows no apps.
“We are disappointed that we have had to terminate the Epic Games account on the App Store,” an Apple spokesman said in a statement to MarketWatch. “We have worked with the team at Epic Games for many years on their launches and releases. The court recommended that Epic comply with the App Store guidelines while their case moves forward, guidelines they’ve followed for the past decade until they created this situation.
“Epic has refused. Instead they repeatedly submit Fortnite updates designed to violate the guidelines of the App Store. This is not fair to all other developers on the App Store and is putting customers in the middle of their fight. We hope that we can work together again in the future, but unfortunately that is not possible today.”
Epic was not immediately available for comment.
