Washington (CNN Business) Apple (AAPL) will not have to reinstate Fortnite to its app store, at least for now, a federal judge ruled Monday night in a historic legal battle between the iPhone maker and the producer of one of the world's most popular video games. The decision means Fortnite players on Apple devices likely won't get access to the game's newest season content, which launches Aug. 27 and requires an update to the game that Apple will not allow onto the app store. But Fortnite's creator, Epic Games, won what may be a more significant — albeit temporary — respite on Monday that could have ripple effects across the digital media industry. Under a temporary restraining order issued by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, Apple must not block Unreal Engine, a major game development software suite owned by Epic, from its app store. In a statement Tuesday, Apple reiterated its claim that Fortnite's ban could be resolved by Epic itself.

Source: CNN August 25, 2020 15:30 UTC