One of the latest developments in the ongoing Epic vs. Apple legal battle has turned the controversial antitrust lawsuit filed by Fortnite developer Epic Games into a public "he said, she said." A recent legal filing from Apple reveals that Epic had originally reached out with a request to introduce features which would allow it, among other things, to circumvent Apple's 30% fee on Fortnite microtransactions back in late-June. Despite Apple's rejection of Epic's request, Epic went ahead with its plan in August, which Apple characterizes in the legal filing as a "deliberate choice" Epic made to "cheat Apple."

The way Apple presents Epic's request from June characterizes the studio as expecting special treatment for its IP before enacting a "calculated decision to breach" the App Store's policies when not given its way. But Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has spoken up on social media about what he refers to as a "misleading" characterization of Epic's original request.

"Apple's statement is misleading," Sweeney stated in a tweet. "You can read my email in Apple's filing, which is publicly available. I specifically said in Epic's request to the Apple execs, 'We hope that Apple will also make these options equally available to all iOS developers...'"