

"Defendant's cheat software injects unauthorized computer code into Epic's copyright protected Fortnite code to allow its users to cheat at Fortnite," the original complaint alleged. In its complaint against the minor known as CBV, Epic alleged he infringed copyright "by using, marketing, selling, and trafficking in cheat software" for Fortnite. Earlier this year, a 16-year-old won $3 million playing in the Fornite World Cup, with 2 million viewers watching. 27, are unknown.įortnite, one of the all-time most popular free-to-play games on consoles, launched in 2018 and became a cultural phenomenon, raking in $3 billion for developer Epic Games across all platforms that year.

The terms of the settlement, reached Sept. Epic settled with a minor who was accused of creating cheat codes for Fortnite.Įpic Games has reached a settlement with a minor who was accused of creating and selling cheats for the video game Fortnite, as reported earlier Tuesday by the BBC.
