In short, as put by Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney in a social media post, "It’s Discord bots going bad." Though, the full answer is a bit more detailed.

Fortnite players say thousands of V-Bucks vanished into “Steal The Brain Rot” purchases they never made, and refunds were denied.

Two Michigan men are accused of using bots in the popular video game Fortnite to make money by faking traffic to content they created. Fortnite creator Epic Games filed a lawsuit Oct. 7 against Ayob ...

Video footage of Ayob Nasser and "Person 2" at an amusement park on Sept. 19, 2025. The FBI said their actions at the park were consistent with scouting a possible attack location. (United States ...

Fortnite fans have been waiting for the return of its original 50v50 limited-time mode (LTM) for years, but the renewed version is reportedly full of more bots than real players. In 50v50, two teams ...

Fortnite’s parent company is suing two Michigan men, accusing them of stealing thousands of dollars from the game. Idris Nahdi and Ayob Nasser allegedly stole tens of thousands of dollars through ...

Has your competition in Fortnite ever felt a bit… off? If so, Epic's minimum real player counts may be to blame. A leaker with a proven track record claims (via Polygon) that the game's OG version can ...

Do you ever wish everyone in our hobby were more angry about something that grinds your gears? For me, it's the state of bots in multiplayer games. A time-honored, genuinely useful feature has been ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Fortnite continues to lean into artificial intelligence, as developer Epic Games has announced an AI-powered chatbot to help with Player Support ...