Epic Games' wildly popular multiplayer shooter game "Fortnite" was available again on Apple's app store in the U.S. on Tuesday, capping a ban of nearly five years and marking a major win for the video company.

Apple recently lost a major antitrust case to Epic Games that has forced the tech giant to substantially change its iOS, Apple's operating system used by

Microsoft has backed “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games in its legal battle with Apple – alleging in a new court filing that the Tim Cook-led tech giant has “stymied” its own efforts to create an Xbox mobile store.

Epic Games' "Fortnite" is still not approved on the US App Store, and a federal judge has ordered Apple to explain in very short order why it's defying the antisteering court order in the ongoing dispute.