Epic Rewards Return 20% Upon Purchases on Select Platforms

Epic Games is holding an event for their Epic Rewards program, where in-game purchases yield a 20% return. Having begun on May 9, the purchase must be made on the following titles: Fortnite, Rocket League, or Fall Guys; the microtransactions must be made on PC, iOS, Android, or the web. The 20% Epic Rewards last until August 31.

Shortly after the 20% Epic Rewards return was announced, the Fortnite shop crashed. For a brief while, the shop could only showcase bundles and packs; the rest of the shop was unavailable. As of writing, Fortnite’s in-game shop is functional once again. 

Fortnite Mobile was slated to return this week; it appears the official launch is still in process, indicated by Fortnite’s official social media. On May 9, they stated “we’ve submitted Fortnite to Apple for review so we can launch on the App Store in the U.S.” No Fortnite iOS release date was announced. Epic Games’ decision to offer Epic Rewards coincides with Apple’s legally forced decision to reintroduce Fortnite to the iOS store.

In 2020, Epic Games’ essentially attempted to bypass both Google and Apple’s app store payment systems, prompting both tech companies to remove Fortnite from their app store.

The Epic Games v. Apple cases started in 2021 when Epic Games deliberately tried to circumvent Apple’s restrictions on apps having off-app purchases. This resulted in Fortnite getting banned in the App Store. What followed was Epic filing a lawsuit against Apple, and the latter filing a countersuit.

The judge ruled in favor of Apple during the 2021 lawsuit; however, Apple was ordered to remove all anticompetitive practices in the App Store. Epic filed another lawsuit against Apple in 2024, saying that Apple’s update was not sufficient.