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.

“ Fortnite ” has officially returned to Apple’s iOS App Store in the U.S.. The news came on Tuesday afternoon via a post on the official X account for the Epic Games shooter. “Fortnite is BACK on the App Store in the U.S. on iPhones and iPads… and on the Epic Games Store and AltStore in the E.U!,” read the post. “It’ll show up in Search soon!”

Epic Games’ wildly popular multiplayer shooter game “Fortnite” was available again on Apple’s app store in the US on Tuesday, capping a ban of nearly five years and marking a major win for the video company.