Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint


The popular video game quotFortnitequot by Epic Games is pictured on a screen in this picture illustration August 14 2020. REUTERSBrendan McDermidIllustrationFiles

The popular video game "Fortnite" by Epic Games is pictured on a screen in this picture illustration August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Illustration/Files

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Fortnite creator Epic Games has taken its fight against Apple to European Union antitrust regulators, escalating its dispute with the iPhone maker over its App Store payment system and control over app downloads.

The two companies have been in a dispute since August, when the game maker tried to avoid Apple's 30% fee on some in-app purchases on the App Store by launching its own in-app payment system.

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