March 4 (Reuters) - Epic Games' popular video game

Fortnite will return to Google Play Store worldwide, the company

said on Wednesday, after the app store implemented major

changes, including lower fees and flexibility in how developers

handle transactions in their apps.

Google separately announced on Wednesday it would

now enable mobile app developers to use their own billing

systems alongside Google Play's, and allow them to guide users

to their own websites for purchases.

The tech giant said it was also lowering in-app purchase

service fees, among other changes to its fee structure.

Fortnite was removed from Google Play in 2020 after Epic

introduced a direct payment system that bypassed Google's

billing, triggering a legal battle over fees and app

distribution rules.

Google and Epic announced a settlement late last year, and

Fortnite had already returned to the Google Play Store in the

United States in December.