Epic loses its first Fortnite case against Apple, but Unreal Engine is safe

[Chris Smith]

• The first verdict in the Epic Games vs. Apple complex legal battle is bad news for Fortnite but good news for the Unreal Engine.
• The court said that Epic’s Fortnite predicament is of its own making, as the game developer breached the contract with Apple.
• The judge sided with Epic when it comes to the Unreal Engine, saying that the entity that governs that product had not breached its contract with Apple.

The Epic Games vs. Apple lawsuit saga has moved to the next chapter, and the result of their first courtroom clash isn't surprising. Epic got the Fortnite loss it rightly deserves for the way it orchestrated this crisis, only to feign surprise when Apple started applying the punitive measures in response to Epic's breach of contractual obligations. Apple's win wasn't complete, as the judge presiding the case over Zoom on Monday sided with Epic on the Apple developer account that covers the Unreal Engine. Epic will have to comply with the App Store rules to bring Fortnite to the App Store, but at least it obtains a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Apple shutting down the Unreal account. The ruling only covers the immediate future, as the TRO needs to be replaced by a preliminary injunction. The next phase of the trial will take place in late September.

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