Epic Games to host #FreeFortnite Cup on Aug. 23

With Fortnite currently banned from the Apple App Store and Epic Games on the verge of losing access to its Apple developer accounts, the developer is holding a special #FreeFortnite Cup on Sunday, August 23, for "one more Victory Royale with friends across all platforms."

Epic will be offering a host of prizes during the event ranging from an in-game outfit, physical "Free Fortnite" hat, to non-Apple hardware, including Alienware laptops, Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 tablets, OnePlus 8 phones, and Xbox One X and Nintendo Switch gaming systems.

The only users on iOS who have access to Fortnite already have the game installed on their devices. And they can continue playing the game. But they will be "left behind" when Chapter 2 - Season 4 launches on August 27, since the company can no longer push game updates to Apple's mobile operating system. Epic suggests to its users who worry they can't play on iOS anymore to make sure their game is stored in their Epic accounts and trying using other Fortnite-compatible devices.

Fortnite faces the same ban on Android, but it's still possible to install it through sideloading or through app stores like the Samsung Galaxy Store.

Epic is currently facing off in court with both Apple and Google over anti-competition claims. The company got its popular game banned after it violated app store rules by rolling out its own payment system for in-game currency.

Source: MacRumors