United Kingdom, May 16 -- Epic Games has said 'Fortnite' on iOS has been "blocked" by Apple.

Following the developer's legal battle with the Cupertino-based tech company over App Store revenue, 'Fortnite' had returned to iPhone and iPad in the European Union through the Epic Games Store, but Epic has now said Apple has pulled the plug on the title for its platform.

In a statement published on X (formerly Twitter), the official 'Fortnite' account wrote: "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."

This comes after Epic was forced to remove and then resubmit i...