In August 2020, all Epic Games titles, including Fortnite, were removed from the App Store in response to the company adding a direct payment option that bypassed Apple entirely.
Epic Games later filed a lawsuit, which claimed that Apple acted as a monopoly by taking a 30 per cent cut of in-app purchases, that was successful, as Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found earlier this month that the company was in "wilful violation" of a previous order prohibiting anticompetitive conduct.
While the appeal was under review, it was believed Fortnite would be making its way back onto the App Store in the meantime.
In a tweet announcing the outcome, the official Fortnite account stated: "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."
Since the decision was announced, Sweeney has continued to rally against Apple, criticising the company for weaponising the App Review process.
"App Review shouldn't be weaponised by senior management as a tool to delay or obstruct competition, due process, or free speech."
Apple has not commented on Epic Games' request to return to the App Store, but RadioTimes.com has reached out for further comment.
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