Epic Games is launching webshops to allow developers to circumvent app store fees after new ruling

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Epic Games is taking a victory lap. After notching a big win against Apple in a years-long legal dispute, Epic announced that its Epic Games Store will

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Epic Games just took its legal win lap: after a judge slapped Apple for flouting a 2021 ruling, Epic’s Store will now let devs spin up “webshops” that send players to buy stuff outside the App Store (and dodge Apple/Google’s 30% cut).

They’re even bringing Fortnite back to iOS—encouraging folks to snag in-game goodies at a better price via Epic’s own checkout. Plus, starting in June, Epic won’t take a dime from the first $1 million each game makes (then it’s a modest 12% slice)—further sweetening the deal for studios.