Epic Games' Juggernaut title "Fortnite" will return to the iOS App Store in the United States.

Obtained and reviewed according to court documents typea district court in California found that Apple intentionally violated court orders in Epic Games v. Apple Suit. "For reasons set for this article, the court ruled that Apple deliberately violated the court's 2021 injunction, which is intended to limit and ban Apple's anti-competitive behavior and anti-competitive pricing. Apple's attempts to continue to attempt to interfere with competition will not be tolerated," Judge Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said in the filing.

Epic's lawsuit against Apple believes the technology company is monopoly, banning external payment methods while cutting all in-app purchases by 30%.

The court documents continue, "This is an injunction, not a negotiation. One party deliberately ignores the court order and there is no action." "Time is essential. The court will not tolerate further delays. As previously ordered, Apple will not hinder competition. The court prohibits Apple from engaging in its new anti-competitive behavior to avoid compliance with the injunction. Apple is effective immediately and effectively, and Apple will no longer hinder developers from communicating with users, nor will it communicate with the Off-App Purchase Committee."

Rogers's filing also said that Apple's vice president of finance, Alex Roman, "completely lied" to the court under oath: "In stark contrast to Apple's initial on-field testimony, while the business papers reveal that Apple does know what it is doing, and that every turn deceives the most anti-competitive choice."

In August 2020, Apple officially launched "Fortnite" and other Epic Games champions in the App Store, suspending the game company's developer accounts after Epic filed an antitrust lawsuit against the tech giant.

Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games, responded to the court's findings in a series of articles about X.

"We will return 'Fortnite' to the US iOS App Store next week, but adds that there is still work to be done on an international scale," Sweeney wrote in another post. "Epic made a peaceful proposal: If Apple expands the court's frictionless, Apple-free tax framework globally, we will return "Fortnite" to the global App Store and abandon current and future lawsuits on that topic. ”

During a call with the press Wednesday night, Sweeney elaborated on the court’s ruling, adding: “This is a huge win for developers. This means that all developers can provide their own payment services alongside their own payment services. Apple cannot charge developers their own payment services, and developers can pass differentiated prices through sellers at different prices.”

"It's forcing Apple to compete with other payment services, not stopping them," Sweeney continued. "It's always what we want. We always recognize Apple's right to run its own store; they have their own payment services. We just want a level playing field where developers can compete with Apple for Apple to offer their own products, and then consumers are free to choose the best products and let the best products win."

Sweeney also talked about the "Fortnite" cheeky game "Tart Tycoon" costume, which was launched in 2020 and portrayed a sinister businessman with an apple-shaped head. “Fortnite’s Tart Tycoon costume is a symbol of Apple’s blockade ‘Fortnite’. We made it free to players in the #freefortnite cup, but at the time, we had designed two different costumes, and we designed another epic and Apple’s outfit. Full outfit.”

Apple did not respond immediately typeMake a request for comment.