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With Fortnite and other Epic mobile titles finally returning to iOS soon after five years, Epic Games is marking the occasion by introducing a major bonus for those who spend money on its games: 20% back in rewards cash on all purchases in Fortnite, Rocket League, and Fall Guys made using Epic’s own payment system in the Epic Games Store, a massive boost from the 5% it normally offers. Even better is that this change is permanent, and is already live.
But that’s not all–that 20% cash back will apply to all purchases made through EGS until the end of August. If that percentage seems extraordinarily high, that’s because it is. Under these terms, buying a new $70 game will net $14 in credit that you can use on anything in the Epic Games Store aside from subscriptions.
The new option that will be presented to Fortnite players when they purchase V-Bucks on iPhone.
Epic’s motivation for this move is to encourage players to spend money with them directly rather than going through, say, Apple’s App Store, which takes its own healthy percentage from every purchase made. For Fortnite specifically, Apple would take 30% off every purchase of V-Bucks–offering 20% back in rewards,
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