Fortnite booted off Google store over fees

Fortnite has been booted off Google’s app store after creators added their own payment system into the game instead of the tech giant’s.

The move follows an identical ban from Apple’s IOS platform on Thursday, in an escalating dispute about the 30% cut developers have to sacrifice from in-app payments in order for their apps to be hosted on the two companies’ app stores.

Although Fortnite is free to download, players can choose to buy virtual cosmetic items within the game, a vital source of revenue for software makers.

Both tech giants have rules for apps hosted on their stores, meaning that purchases made within an app must be done through their payment systems, which carries a fee.

Fortnite is still available to Android users by downloading it from Epic’s website directly.