Apple said in a statement later Friday that it hadn’t removed Fortnite from alternative distribution marketplaces|Sergey Galyonkin|CC BY-SA 2.0

Epic Games said yesterday Apple had blocked its iOS App Store resubmission, marking the latest move in a legal tussle between the maker of Fortnite and the tech giant.

“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,” the company said on social media. “Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it.”

Apple said that it hadn’t removed Fortnite from alternative distribution marketplaces.

Epic submitted the game to the US App Store after a recent ruling by a judge that Apple has to allow apps to take users to external websites for purchases without charging a commission on orders.