Fortnite for Android: Release date finally announced for new mobile version of hit game at Samsung event

The long-awaited release date of the Android version of Fortnite has finally been announced, however it won't be available to everyone straight away. Tim Sweeney, the chief executive of Fortnite developer Epic Games, revealed that the game will available from today but only for owners of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 smartphone. The latest smartphone device was unveiled at an event in Brooklyn, New York, on Thursday, 9 August. The Fortnite app will also not be available through the Google Play Store, after Epic Games complained about the "disproportionate" cut that Google takes for enabling downloads through its online app store. Google takes a 30 per cent cut of sales made through Google Play, which is the main platform through which Android users download apps to their smartphones and tablets.