Earlier this week, a federal judge blocked Apple from shutting down Epic Games‘ Unreal Engine, which is a tool relied on hundreds of other app makers and game developers, according to a Gadgets360 report.
The move from Apple arrives after Epic Games sued the Cupertino based giant of anti competitive practices on its App Store. The ruling from the judge safeguards the computer graphics software/game engine which it offers through an affiliate business. Unreal Engine is used to power hundreds of games and other applications that can be found in applications used in the iPhone. Additionally, we had previously reported on Apple planning on revoking Unreal Engine support on iOS, so it seems that this move has failed.
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According to Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, “Epic Games and Apple are at liberty to litigate against each other, but their dispute should not create havoc to bystanders.” In other words, the dispute between both companies should not bring unrelated parties into the crossfire. The legal battle between Apple and Epic Games started after the latter sued both the former and the Google for anti competitive practices on their respective platforms, from which Fortnite was removed.
For those unaware, both Google and Apple take a cut out of any microtransaction and purchase made through games on their app stores. A recent Fornite update bypassed this system, which violated the terms of service on both platforms. The judge also stated that “the current predicament (with Fortnite) appears of its own making” and has refused to force a reinstatement at the moment. Although, Rogers has allowed Unreal Engine to continue powering iPhone apps.
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