“Apple's rejection is unfair, obstructive and in breach of the DMA (Digital Markets Act) and we’ve shared our issues with the European Fee,” the assertion stated.
 "Apple is stopping the launch of the iOS game store in Europe, says Epic Games")
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“Fortnite” maker Epic Video games stated Friday that Apple is obstructing its makes an attempt to arrange a recreation retailer on iPhones and iPads in Europe, the newest escalation in a bitter feud over the tech big's management of the iOS app ecosystem .
Apple twice rejected paperwork the online game writer submitted to launch the Epic Video games Retailer as a result of the design of sure buttons and labels had been just like these utilized by the App Retailer, Epic stated.
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“We use the identical 'Set up' and 'In-App Purchases' naming conventions which can be utilized in common cross-platform app shops and cling to plain conventions for buttons in iOS apps,” Epic stated in a sequence of posts on X .
“Apple's rejection is unfair, obstructive and in breach of the DMA (Digital Markets Act) and we’ve shared our issues with the European Fee,” the assertion stated.
Apple stated it’s working with Epic to resolve the difficulty and launch its video games market. The European Fee declined to remark.
Epic and Apple have been embroiled in a authorized battle since 2020, when the gaming agency claimed that Apple's follow of charging charges of as much as 30% for in-app funds on its iPhone working system (iOS) units violated the principles US antitrust.
Earlier this yr, Apple proposed modifications to its App Retailer insurance policies to adjust to sure DMA directives that went into impact in March.
It allowed various app shops on the iPhone and to decide out of utilizing the in-app cost system, however imposed a “core know-how charge” that a number of builders thought of exploitative.
Final month, EU antitrust regulators stated Apple's revised phrases didn’t meet the requirements set out within the DMA and launched one other investigation into its new contract necessities for app and retailer builders.