Epic Games has extended its legal battle with Google to Australia, pursuing the tech giant over anti-competitive practices, after the developer’s hit game ‘Fortnite’ was removed from the store last year. Epic Games has previously sued both Google and Apple over alleged anti-competitive practices in the United States and Europe. It comes as the Australian regulator continues an ongoing investigation into the app marketplace, which is dominated by Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store. The current dispute between Epic and Google centres on Google Play, the central marketplace for Google-owned Android phone users to purchase and download apps and games. Typically, Google charges a 30 percent commission to game developers each time a user purchases an app, similar to Apple. However, with more apps now incorporating subscription models, companies are now paying the tech giants each time a customer purchases an update. Epic Games attempted to bypass this system, encouraging users …