Overview
- Epic confirmed the Android relaunch for Thursday, March 19, with Fortnite’s Google Play landing page already live.
- The listing is timed to Chapter 7 Season 2 alongside the free-to-play release of Save the World.
- Fortnite was removed from Google Play in 2020 after Epic introduced direct payments that bypassed Google’s 30% in‑app fee.
- Under the recent deal, many developers face a 20% cut plus a forthcoming 5% charge for using Google’s billing, with less prominent warning screens and a Level Up program that could trim fees by another 5%.
- Court documents tied to the agreement bar Epic from pushing for further Play Store changes and from speaking negatively about Google in relation to the deal.