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.

The popular video game claims Apple is preventing its release to the U.S. App Store or to the Epic Games Store for iOS in the European Union.

Fortnite is now unavailable on iOS globally, Epic Games said Friday, after Apple blocked a bid to reinstate the popular game on the App Store in the U.S.