The Epic Games Store will be available on iOS and Android before the end of the year.

With the coming into force of the European Union Digital Markets Act (DMA), Epic Games not only aims to bring Fortnite back to iOS, but all yours Epic Games Store. As part of the State of Unreal event, Tim Sweeney’s company spoke about the progress of work on this project and announced What the store will be available on both iPhone and Android by the end of 2024..

Steve Ellison, CEO of the Epic Games Store, took the opportunity to highlight some of the advancements the platform has made. And he didn’t miss the opportunity to throw a dart at the “great gatekeepers,” as the DMA defines corporations like Apple and Google. Although it is obvious that the attack was directed primarily against people from Cupertino.

During the event, Epic Games talked about “fighting the good fight” for the benefit of all developers. And Allison took the opportunity to delve deeper into the topic:

“Over the past few years, Epic has tirelessly fought against the gatekeepers on mobile platforms to make distribution fairer, more open, and more consistent with how we need to do our business today. This battle is not over yet, but we have made enough progress. […] That’s why I want to announce that we are hard at work on the Epic Games Store for mobile devices and plan to launch it on iOS and Android by the end of this year.”

The Epic Games Store will continue on iOS and Android the benefits that game developers already receive on PC and Mac. the income distribution will still be 88/12. in favor of the research they publish in the store.

Likewise, game creators will receive 100% of the revenue for the first 6 months and will have access to 5% Epic Rewards on eligible purchases. Added to this is that They won’t have to pay royalties to use Unreal Engine. when sales are processed through the Epic Games Store’s own payment system.

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