From CNET: Apple won't be required to restore Fortnite to its App Store, but a judge's temporary restraining order against the company late Monday prevents it from revoking access to Epic's Unreal Engine developer tools.
The legal battle between the two companies stems from a dispute over collecting revenue from in-app purchases, resulting in Apple -- and Google -- removing the game from their app stores. Epic sued Apple, charging that it was threatening to revoke developer access to its tools. It also asked the court for a preliminary injunction in its pending legal battle with Apple, essentially allowing Fortnite back on the app store until the legal proceedings conclude.
"The Court finds that with respect to Epic Games' motion as to its games, including Fortnite, Epic Games has not yet demonstrated irreparable harm," Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said in her ruling. "The current predicament appears of its own making.
"By contrast, Epic Games has made a preliminary showing of irreparable harm as to Apple's actions related to the revocation of the developer tools (SDKs)," Rogers wrote. "The relevant agreement, the Apple Xcode and Apple SDKs Agreement, is a fully integrated document that explicitly walls off the developer program license agreement."
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