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

"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.

The company behind the Fortnite video games won an antitrust lawsuit against Google last year. Now Epic Games is suing again.

The game publisher alleges Samsung and Google are breaking US law by prohibiting app store alternatives on Samsung devices with features like Auto Blocker.

After suing both Apple and Google over app store payment policies, Fortnite developer Epic Games now has its sights on Samsung.

The lawsuit revolves around Samsung’s “Auto Blocker” feature, which now comes turned-on-by-default on new Samsung phones. While it’s turned on, it automatically keeps users from installing apps unless they come from “authorized sources” — namely,

Epic Games sues Google and Samsung over anti-competition collusion claims - The Fortnite maker has accused the two tech giants of working together to block competition in app distribution.