Epic Games says 'Fortnite' back on Apple's App Store in US

Epic Games on Tuesday said its hit game Fortnite has returned to Apple's digital App Store in the United States after being sidelined for years due to a legal battle with the iPhone maker.

- GLENN CHAPMAN

"Fortnite is BACK on the App Store in the US on iPhones and iPads... and on the Epic Games Store and AltStore in the EU!" the game maker proclaimed in a post on X.

Last week, Fortnite became unavailable on the App Store around the world, apparently as the result of an updated version of the game being rejected by Apple.

While Fortnite with its millions of daily players had already been unavailable to iPhone users in the United States, the block on downloads of the cartoonish multiplayer shooter affected the entire globe.

While Apple did not reply to a request for comment on Tuesday, it said previously it had asked Epic in Sweden to resubmit its app update without a newly added digital storefront permitted as the result of a lawsuit in the United States.

Neither Apple nor Epic disclosed what cleared the way for the Fornite app’s return in the United States.