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The lawsuit caps years of regulatory scrutiny of Apple’s wildly popular suite of devices and services, which have fueled its growth into a nearly $3 trillion public company.

After an inquiry by European regulators, Epic Games said Apple would allow it to access the software tools necessary to develop a game store.

The move tests the European Union’s new tech competition law, which was designed to allow competing app stores.

Apple said it would appeal the penalty, the latest in a series of regulatory setbacks for the tech giant.

An E.U. law taking effect in March forced Apple to loosen its grip on the App Store, changes it had long resisted.

People who subscribe to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus service will be able to browse the new store for tailored chatbots that perform different tasks.