Fortnite On Android Won’t Be Available On The Google Play Store

If you’re a Fortnite fan and are excited play the game on your Android device, don't bother looking for it in the Google Play store. Epic Games has decided to release Fortnite as a direct download on Android systems. This means that players will have to download Fortnite through an installer directly off the game's official website sometime later this year.

Epic's CEO Tim Sweeney told GamesIndustry.biz that the studio was motivated by economic efficiency.

"The 30 percent store tax is a high cost in a world where game developers' 70 percent must cover all the cost of developing, operating, and supporting their games," Sweeney said. "There's a rationale for this on console where there's enormous investment in hardware, often sold below cost, and marketing campaigns in broad partnership with publishers. But on open platforms, 30 percent is disproportionate to the cost of the services these stores perform."

Thoughts ? I don’t understand why they would do this. Most people won’y know how to download it to there phone. Also, they’d probably get way more casual players to download the game if it was on the Google Play store.  

Watch Out For Fake Pokemon GO Apps On The Google Play Store

According to ESET,  fake Pokemon Go apps have been spotted on the Google Play Store since the game launched. For example, "Pokémon Go Ultimate" looks like the official app, but after installation the app it  renames itself to "PI Network." Launching it immediately causes a user's device to lock up, rending the phone useless until the battery is removed or the device is rebooted via the Android Device Manager. Once the phone reboots, the app hides itself and generates ad-revenue by silently clicking ads in the background. Other fraudulent Pokemon apps briefly surfaced that produced fake security messages, attempting to trick users into paying for a virus removal service that doesn't exist. As of this moment all the fake apps have been removed from Google Play. With that being said you should still be on the look out because more are likely to pop up.