Epic Games says Fortnite returning to iOS in EU, leaving Samsung app store

(Reuters) -Videogame company Epic Games said on Thursday its popular title “Fortnite” will be returning to Apple (NASDAQ:)’s iOS systems in the European Union soon, amid a long-winded legal battle with the iPhone maker.

Epic Games also said its videogames will be leaving the Samsung (KS:) Galaxy Store in protest of the phone maker’s decision to block default side-loading – the installation of applications on a mobile device without using its dedicated app store – on Android devices, calling it “anticompetitive”.

Epic’s direct-to-user marketplace, the Epic Games Store, will also be coming to Android worldwide and iOS in the European Union, the company said.

Apple had approved Epic Games’ marketplace app on iPhones and iPads in Europe earlier in July, after Epic escalated its feud with the technology giant.

Apple also faces intense antitrust scrutiny of its App Store practices with EU competition regulators saying in June that it breaches the rules of the Digital Markets Act.