"We will return Fortnite to the US iOS App Store next week," Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said on X on May 1st, just as Apple was handed a humiliating court defeat in a case Epic started years ago. It wasn't the victory Sweeney had hoped for, though. Epic also lost the same case, with the judge siding with Apple for removing Fortnite from the App Store.The next paragraph in the same tweet served as a hedge, which Sweeney needed, knowing that Apples new defeat didnt automatically mean Fortnite would return to the iPhone worldwide."Epic puts forth a peace proposal: If Apple extends the court's friction-free, Apple-tax-free framework worldwide, we'll return Fortnite to the App Store worldwide and drop current and future litigation on the topic," said the CEO.Epic resubmitted Fortnite to the US App Store a week later using a European account. Several days passed without news. Then, on Friday, May 16th, Apple rejected the Fortnite resubmission. What's more puzzling is that the game is also blocked on App Store alternatives in Europe.Continue reading...The post Fortnite is blocked from Apples US App Store again appeared first on BGR.Today's Top DealsTodays deals: $150 AirPods 4 with ANC, $30 JBL speaker, $55 Ring Battery Doorbell, $279 Miele C1 vacuum, moreTodays deals: $4 iPhone chargers, 51% off Beats Studio Pro ANC headphones, $80 Roku Ultra, moreTodays deals: $169 AirPods Pro 2, $150 Hoover carpet cleaner, 50% Off Roborock Qrevo Master, moreTodays deals: $299 iPad 11, $497 LG 65-inch smart TV, $30 Philips Sonicare toothbrush, $499 Traeger grill, more