Apple has denied Fortnite 's return to iPhone in the US. Fortnite maker Epic Games announced the news this morning and said the move by Apple would mean its game was now offline worldwide on iOS devices. The evergreen battle royale had been back on iPhone in the European Union via the mobile version of the Epic Games Store available in the EU. But this version, too, has now gone dark. "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," Epic Games said in a statement on social media. "Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it." Yesterday, Epic Games was forced to pull and then resubmit its application to have Fortnite return on iPhone to ensure it included this week's update for the game - which ended up being delayed until this morning.