Fortnite creator Epic Games has requested iPhone maker Apple to revive its Fortnite developer account and intends to re-release the favored recreation on iOS in South Korea, providing each Epic and Apple cost side-by-side, it mentioned 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,” it mentioned.

Legal consultants and builders all over the world are awaiting a call in an antitrust case Epic has filed in opposition to Apple in a US court docket.

Epic filed the case final yr after it applied its personal in-app cost system in Fortnite to keep away from Apple’s commissions. Apple instructed Epic that the transfer had violated its guidelines and kicked the sport off the App Store.

Last week, South Korea’s parliament accepted a invoice that bans main app retailer operators, together with Apple, from forcing software program builders to make use of their cost techniques, successfully stopping them from charging commissions on in-app purchases.

Two days later, Apple mentioned it might let some apps like Netflix present hyperlinks to their web sites for consumer funds.

Apple didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon Thursday.

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