Epic says Google rushed to "get the word out" regarding a potential security problem for users sideloading Fortnite. What you need to know A legal filing by Epic Games has revealed that Google formed a "Fortnite Task Force" after the company sidestepped the Play Store. The task force apparently met daily in 2018. Epic has also claimed that the task force disregarded the security of users and tried to deter developers from launching their apps outside of the Play Store. Google created a task force after Epic Games launched Fortnite through Samsung's Galaxy Store and its own website in 2018, according to a new legal filing by the game developer (via Bloomberg ). Citing internal Google documents, Epic Games has claimed that the task force, which was launched to cope with Fortnite sidestepping the Play Store, met daily in 2018. The filing also reveals that the task force "latched onto" a potential security issue for users sideloading the game