Epic Games has confirmed it is suing a Fortnite player for cheating in a tournament.
Though Epic has not publicly named the player concerned, the company has issued a lifetime ban against the player and sued for $175,000 after the player “used cheating software and hardware and tried to avoid getting caught by using multiple accounts.”
“It didn’t work. Cheating has no place in Fortnite, and we’re doing everything we can to stop it, including legal action,” the company said at the time.
Epic has now revealed a judge “ruled in our favor after the cheater ignored our lawsuit.”
“The player is required to pay $175,000, and we’ll donate what we collect to charity. They are also banned from playing Fortnite forever,” the company added.
Epic Games recently filed a new lawsuit against Fortnite cheat software developer, Sincey Cheats and Vanta Cheats.