An Australian court found the smartphone app stores of Apple and Google-owned Android were uncompetitive, local media reported on Tuesday, in a partial victory for Fortnite game developer Epic Games against the tech giants.

Fortnite is returning to Australians after a court decision said Google and Apple's dominance over the digital marketplace was anticompetitive.

The lawsuit was launched after Fortnite developer Epic was booted from both companies' app stores following its attempt to introduce its own payment system into Fortnite games in0.