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An Australian cheater has just lost out to Epic Games in their year-long Fortnite lawsuit, and the undisclosed settlement will be donated to charity.

Epic Games has won their year-long lawsuit against an Australian Fortnite cheater.

The suit against Brandon Despotakis, aka BlazeFN, was settled by the Federal Court of Australia on May 2. As per GameSpot, the Court determined that Despotakis had violated the Fortnite end user license agreement (EULA), the terms of service, and infringed upon Epic Games' copyright by unlawfully selling in-game accounts to other players. Through the BlazeFN shop, players could purchase Fortnite accounts ranging from those which included rare or popular items all the way to accounts that came with cheats such as aim assistance tools. The buying or selling of Fortnite accounts is a clear breach of the game's terms, with or without cheats. Proceedings for the case began back in April 2021.

Regarding the subject, Epic Games stated, "Selling compromised player accounts and cheat technologies puts people’s information at risk and ruins the experience for people who are playing fairly. We take the illegal sale of these items seriously and we'll pursue all available options to make sure our games remain fun, fair and never pay-to-win." Players who sold or purchased their Fortnite accounts through the BlazeFN store could also be subject to penalties, though Epic has not indicated whether they will be pursuing that line of action yet.

Developed by Epic Games, Fortnite was originally released in 2017 as a hybrid tower defense survival game. Shortly after, the title became a worldwide phenomenon with the introduction of its now iconic Battle Royale mode. Fortnite's success was helped by its building mechanics that allow players to fortify and alter the terrain and was at the center of its own controversy when the mechanic was temporarily removed from the game. The game has also been bolstered by its wide array of featured characters from pop culture, including Star Wars, Marvel and DC Comics characters.

One week after the settlement was reached, Despotakis released a statement on Twitter on May 9 reading, "Hey everyone, this is BlazeFN. Until very recently I sold unauthorised Fortnite cheats and compromised Fortnite player accounts. I won’t be doing this anymore because Epic Games caught me and commenced legal proceedings against me in Australia." Despotakis continued, "I'd like to apologize to the Fortnite community. What I did was illegal and gave players an unfair advantage over other people who play by the rules. I won't do this ever again." Despotakis concluded by asking that wishful buyers not ask him about Fortnite cheats or player accounts going forward.

Though the details of the settlement have not been made public, they included Despotakis shutting down the BlazeFN store. Despotakis was also required to pay Epic an undisclosed sum, the total of which will be donated to the Child's Play charity, which seeks to improve the lives of those in children's hospitals around the world through gaming.

Source: GameSpot

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