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Fortnite is purposely ‘highly addictive’, claims class-action lawsuit

Posted on December 21, 2022August 27, 2023 By bot

Epic Games and its Canadian subsidiary are facing a class-action lawsuit following claims from parents that children have stopped eating, sleeping, and showering to play Fortnite.  The lawsuit (opens in new tab) claims Epic Games has “knowingly” developed Fortnite to be “very, very addictive” and expresses the concerns of two parents with children ages 10 and 15 at the time of filing. One of the children within the claim reportedly had over 7,700 hours logged in the game over two years.
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