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Time of India
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Epic Games Files Lawsuit Against Fortnite Cheat Developer
Image via Epic Games Fortnite developer Epic Games has filed a fresh lawsuit targeting a player accused of creating and distributing cheat software that offers unfair in-game advantages. The accused, Ediz Atas - known online as 'Sincey Cheats' and 'Vanta Cheats'—allegedly developed tools that let players see through walls and auto-aim at opponents. Epic claims cheating tools are harming game integrity Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, the lawsuit alleges that Atas has been selling these tools since January 2023. The software reportedly bypasses Epic's in-game anti-cheat mechanisms and violates the game's End User License Agreement (EULA). According to Epic, the cheating tools give players an unfair advantage and disrupt the gameplay experience for others. The company says that this has caused genuine players to abandon Fortnite, which in turn affects in-game purchases such as cosmetics, battle passes, and other content that form a major part of Epic's revenue model. Developer accused of posing as Epic employee The complaint goes further to accuse Atas of impersonating an Epic Games employee. The lawsuit claims that he sent emails to YouTube's copyright division, falsely claiming to represent Epic, in an attempt to reverse DMCA takedown notices that were aimed at cheat-related videos. Epic also noted that it has issued tens of thousands of bans to accounts using this software, with over 15,000 bans coming from users in the United States alone. The lawsuit targets not just Atas, but also five unnamed individuals who allegedly helped distribute the cheating software via Discord servers, websites, and Telegram channels. This is not the first time Epic Games has pursued legal action against cheaters. The company has previously taken strong measures against players violating competitive rules, including lifetime bans and public apologies. However, this new lawsuit highlights Epic's growing focus on developers and resellers of cheat software, which the company views as a significant threat to the game's ecosystem. Industry experts see this as part of a broader trend in the gaming world. Developers like Riot Games and Bungie have also filed lawsuits against cheat creators in recent years, sometimes winning multi-million dollar judgments. Despite occasional controversies, Fortnite continues to attract millions of players daily. With the arrival of Chapter 6 Season 3 and new collaborations like Star Wars, Epic seems keen to preserve the competitive integrity of the game—by any legal means necessary. Also Read: What is Supernova Gear in Fortnite and how to unlock It fast
The Star
15-05-2025
- The Star
Nintendo warns it might brick Switch consoles with pirated games
Violating any of these terms could put a console at risk of being 'bricked', or permanently disabled. — Photo by Alvaro Reyes on Unsplash In an update to its End User License Agreement (EULA), Nintendo now says it may render a console completely unusable if it detects pirated games or unauthorised software modifications. First spotted by online gaming news outlet Game File, it was found that the Japanese gaming giant has made a significant change to its EULA, now stating that failure to comply with Nintendo's restrictions "may render the Nintendo Account Services and/or the applicable Nintendo device permanently unusable in whole or in part". Nintendo Account Services is a catch-all term, referring to video games and add-on content. The updated restrictions state that gamers are not allowed to "publish, copy, modify, reverse engineer, lease, rent, decompile, disassemble, distribute, offer for sale, or create derivative works of any portion of the Nintendo Account Services". They also cannot "bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with, or otherwise circumvent any of the functions or protections of the Nintendo Account Services, including through the use of any hardware or software." Alongside those restrictions, users are prohibited from installing unauthorised version of Nintendo software, meaning pirated or unlicensed, and using Nintendo Account Services beyond Nintendo's intended or documented use without permission, unless allowed by law. Violating any of these terms could put a console at risk of being "bricked", or permanently disabled. The agreement previously only stated that users are "not allowed to lease, rent, sublicense, publish, copy, modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble all or any portion of the Nintendo Account Services without Nintendo's written consent, or unless otherwise expressly permitted by applicable law". The updated EULA is also not specific to any one console, meaning it could be applied retroactively to existing devices as well as future releases, which is particularly relevant with the upcoming Switch 2 launch next month. The company has historically taken a strong stance against piracy, most recently winning a case against a Japanese Switch modder who sold modified consoles with pirated software. The modder was subsequently fined 500,000 yen (around RM14,668) and sentenced to two years of suspended jail time. Separately, Nintendo says it "may collect, monitor and record audio and video of your chat sessions with other users to provide a safe and secure environment for certain of our services", which is likely tied to the new Voice Chat feature included with the Switch 2.
