The video game developer Epic Games has filed a lawsuit against Google and Samsung, accusing them of illegally conspiring to block access to third-party app stores.

Last year, Epic Games prevailed in court against Google in an antitrust case that alleged the Google Play Store is an illegal monopoly. Now, Epic has filed another lawsuit against Google that accuses the company of colluding with Samsung in order to make it difficult for users to install the Epic Games Store on their mobile devices.

It’s unclear whether Epic Games has faced any monetary hits due to Auto Blocker. Since Auto Blockers has been turned on by default, Samsung has only launched the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, with the Galaxy S24 FE on the way.

Epic Games is filing another legal complaint against Google as well as Samsung, claiming the latter's Auto Blocker is

Fortnite studio Epic Games is suing Google and Samsung over a feature it says makes downloading its mobile store on Samsung devices much harder.

Epic Games claims Samsung and Google worked together on Auto Blocker. A Google VP says that's not the case—and the feature is important for device security.

"Fortnite"-maker Epic Games is suing tech giants Google and Samsung, it announced Monday, accusing them of illegally colluding to block competition on Samsung devices.Epic, the company behind the hugely popular "Fortnite" video game,

Epic Games is suing Google and Samsung over the latter's Auto Blocker feature making installing Epic Games Store difficult.

Epic Games has accused Samsung of making it too difficult to download its massively popular video game Fortnite on certain mobile devices. In a legal complaint released on Monday, it says people have to go through "21 steps" before they can play the game on a new Samsung product,