The smash hit online game Fortnite will be returning to iPhones in Australia after a federal court judge there ruled Tuesday that Apple and Google breached competition laws by expelling the game from their app stores in 2020.

Australian Federal Court Justice Jonathan Beach found that Apple and Google used their market power to reduce competition against developers and users. In its lawsuit, initiated in August 2020 , Epic Games claimed the tech giants charged too much for downloads of Epic's games and wouldn't allow users to download the game-maker's own app store.

In an X post Tuesday , Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said, "Fortnite will return to the Land Down Under through Epic Games Store at a date to be determined."

Tuesday's ruling is the latest in a years-long battle between

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