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Apple Brings Back 'Fortnite' to US App Store After 5 Years

Headline from Investopedia

Apple returned Epic Games' "Fortnite" to its U.S. App Store on Tuesday, five years after it removed the popular video game from iPhones and iPads in the country.

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13 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Fortnite approved by Apple, returns to U.S. App Store 5 years after removal (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Fortnite was kicked off the App Store in 2020 and is finally available again for iPhone users.

  2. Digital Journal

    Epic Games says Fortnite back on Apple's US App Store (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Epic Games on Tuesday said its hit game "Fortnite" has returned to Apple's digital App Store after being sidelined for years due to a legal battle with

  3. Engadget

    Fortnite is finally back in the US App Store (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Fortnite is finally back in the US App Store after Apple was forced to update its payment rules.

  4. The Guardian

    Fortnite returns to iPhone app store in US, ending exile imposed by Apple (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Legal dispute resolved over popular video game ousted from store in 2020 in dispute over commission

  5. BGR

    Fortnite is back on the App Store in the US (opens BGR)

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    BGR's feed description

    Fortnite is now available for iPhone and iPad on the US App Store for the first time since it was removed in 2020.

  6. CNET

    You Can Now Play Fortnite Again on iPhone and iPad (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    The long wait is over: Fortnite returns to Apple's App Store in the US.

  7. Investopedia

    Apple Brings Back 'Fortnite' to US App Store After 5 Years (opens Investopedia)

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    Investopedia's feed description

    Apple returned Epic Games' "Fortnite" to its U.S. App Store on Tuesday, five years after it removed the popular video game from iPhones and iPads in the country.

  8. CNN

    Epic Games’ Fortnite back up on Apple app store in US after nearly 5 years (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Epic Games’ wildly popular multiplayer shooter game “Fortnite” was available again on Apple’s app store in the US on Tuesday, capping a ban of nearly five years and marking a major win for the video company.

  9. Digital Trends

    Fortnite is finally back on Apple’s App Store … sort of (opens Digital Trends)

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    Digital Trends's feed description

    Epica Games' Fortnite is finally back on Apple's App Store following a five-year absence, but of course it's not entirely straightforward.

  10. ABC 10 Sacramento

    Fortnite video game returns to iPhone app store in U.S., ending exile imposed by Apple (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    ABC 10 Sacramento's feed description

    The app was removed from the store as part of a longstanding legal dispute between Apple and Epic Games over subscription fees.

  11. Variety

    ‘Fortnite’ Returns to Apple iOS App Store in U.S. (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    'Fortnite' has officially returned to the IOS App Store in the U.S.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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