"Fortnite" developer Epic Games had claimed that Apple was both keeping the game out of the US App Store, and removing it from stores in the European Union, but now Apple denies this.

Key Takeaways "Fortnite" is unavailable on iOS devices across the globe, as Epic Games said Apple has blocked its popular game from returning to the U.S. App Store.The sides have fought legal battles for years over Apple's policy of blocking developers from guiding users to outside payment platforms.

"Apple has blocked our Fortnite submission so we cannot release to the US App Store or to the Epic Games Store for iOS in the European Union," posted the official Fortnite account on X today. "Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it."