Epic Games on Tuesday said its hit game "Fortnite" has returned to Apple's digital App Store in the United States after being sidelined for years due to a legal battle with the iPhone maker. Neither Apple nor Epic disclosed what cleared the way for the Fornite app's return in the United States.

The popular video game Fortnite has returned to the iPhone app store in the U.S., ending a prolonged exile that was triggered by a legal showdown over the lucrative fees that Apple had been collecting for years through a payment system that it has been forced to change.

The ruling against the Cupertino giant paves the way for greater freedom for developers, but the legal battle between Epic Games and Apple is far from over

Even in the U.S., Fortnite players may find that the game is available on the App Store, but it requires more RAM than their hardware has to actually run. Apple’s latest A16 11-inch iPad for $299 (reg. $349) is a safe upgrade option on a budget.

Epic Games submitted Fortnite to the U.S. App Store, and since then, we've been waiting to see if Apple would approve the game

Epic made Fortnite available to play on iOS, macOS, and iPadOS devices via cloud streaming on Xbox Cloud Gaming and GeForce Now in 2022, but without a native app players were subject to increased latency. Now it seems like Fortnite fans on iPhones, iPads, and Macs in the US will soon be able to play the game like everybody else.