Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite, seeks another lawsuit against Google — and now Samsung — for anti-competitive practices against third-party downloads. This new suit concerns Samsung's "Auto Blocker" feature,

As a federal judge weighs what corrective steps Google must take to remove barriers surrounding its Play Store, Cary’s Epic Games has accused the internet search giant of finding a new unlawful way to protect its Android app store monopoly.

The “Fortnite” maker claims the tech giants colluded to place onerous restrictions on app stores created after Google lost an antitrust case.

Epic's complaint was filed on Monday by Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff and Cravath, Swaine & Moore in San Francisco federal court and alleged violations of the Sherman Act and California law.

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.

"Fortnite" video game maker Epic Games on Monday accused Alphabet's Google and Samsung , the world's largest Android phone manufacturer, of conspiring to protect Google's Play store from competition.

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.

The Fortnite developer says Samsung has an "exceptionally onerous" 21-step process in place to block users from downloading third-party apps The post Epic Games Sues Google, Samsung for Antitrust Violations appeared first on TheWrap.

As a federal judge weighs what corrective steps Google must take to remove barriers surrounding its Play Store, Cary’s Epic Games has accused the internet search giant of finding a new unlawful way to protect its Android app store monopoly.