{"id":1201179,"date":"2026-02-19T08:29:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T08:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/epic-pulls-resubmits-fortnites-us-app-store-request-after-not-hearing-back-from-apple-all-week"},"modified":"2026-02-19T08:29:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T08:29:53","slug":"epic-pulls-resubmits-fortnites-us-app-store-request-after-not-hearing-back-from-apple-all-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/epic-pulls-resubmits-fortnites-us-app-store-request-after-not-hearing-back-from-apple-all-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic pulls, resubmits Fortnite&#8217;s US App Store request after not hearing back from Apple all week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/epic-pulls-resubmits-fortnites-us-app-store-request-after-not-hearing-back-from-apple-all-week.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nEpic Games has withdrawn its initial submission for <a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/fortnite\">Fortnite<\/a> to return to the iPhone App Store in the US, after Apple failed to approve the game for launch this week. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/epic-pulls-resubmits-fortnites-us-app-store-request-after-not-hearing-back-from-apple-all-week\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/epic-pulls-resubmits-fortnites-us-app-store-request-after-not-hearing-back-from-apple-all-week\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Epic Games has withdrawn its initial submission for Fortnite to return to the iPhone App Store in the US, after Apple failed to approve the game for launch this week. 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