Apple blocks Epic’s attempt to bring Fortnite back to the App Store

Last week, Epic Games announced that it had submitted Fortnite to the App Store in the United States.

In a new statement today, however, Epic says that Apple has “blocked” this submission…

In a statement posted on social media, Epic Games said:

“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. Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it.”

There’s no word on why Apple rejected Epic’s Fortnite submission. It’s also unclear why the game is no longer available via the Epic Games Store in the EU. Before today, Fortnite had been available to download for iPhone users in the EU through Epic’s alternative app marketplace as well as AltStore PAL.

We’ll keep this story updated as the situation continues to evolve.

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