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Epic Games forces Fortnite cheater to publicly admit to his misdeeds.
One of the reasons why many cheat in online video games is that there's usually little repercussion. You get one account banned, sure, but you can just come up with another one. Morgan "RepulseGod" Bamford wasn't so lucky. Back in 2023, Morgan shared his account with another player, nicknamed Forbes, who'd go on to earn a pretty neat cash prize. Unfortunately for him, however, he was caught and disqualified, but that was still not enough to quench Epic Games' thirst for justice. As spotted by Kotaku, Epic's retaliation for his attempt to qualify for the Fortnite Championship Series Grand Finals in 2023 ended with a lawsuit that forced Bamford to post a video admission of guilt on his own YouTube channel. Though the video is only 20 seconds long — perhaps the minimum length permitted by the lawsuit — it remains incredibly painful to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XouE9KalIVA Bamford wrote, “Cheating in tournaments ruins the fun for the players who earned their spot in tournaments, and I apologize to the Fortnite community for my actions,” which reads like something Epic PR had written for him. Bamford concluded by saying he'd never cheat in Fortnite again, to which one user responded with, "No sh*t bruh you banned lmfao," with others voicing similar sentiments (and the same level of eloquence). On top of the public humiliation, Bamford had to pay a monetary settlement, which included the prize money he'd won through his twisted alliance with Forbes. Epic will donate the money to the Child's Play charity. We don't know the exact amount Bamford had to pay for the settlement, but his Fortnite series placement had earned him $10,000. The post Epic Games forces Fortnite cheater to publicly admit to his misdeeds. appeared first on Destructoid.
One of the reasons why many cheat in online video games is that there's usually little repercussion. You get one account banned, sure, but you can just come up with another one. Morgan "RepulseGod" Bamford wasn't so lucky.
Back in 2023, Morgan shared his account with another player, nicknamed Forbes, who'd go on to earn a pretty neat cash prize. Unfortunately for him, however, he was caught and disqualified, but that was still not enough to quench Epic Games' thirst for justice.
As spotted by Kotaku, Epic's retaliation for his attempt to qualify for the Fortnite Championship Series Grand Finals in 2023 ended with a lawsuit that forced Bamford to post a video admission of guilt on his own YouTube channel. Though the video is only 20 seconds long — perhaps the minimum length permitted by the lawsuit — it remains incredibly painful to watch.
Bamford wrote, “Cheating in tournaments ruins the fun for the players who earned their spot in tournaments, and I apologize to the Fortnite community for my actions,” which reads like something Epic PR had written for him.
Bamford concluded by saying he'd never cheat in Fortnite again, to which one user responded with, "No sh*t bruh you banned lmfao," with others voicing similar sentiments (and the same level of eloquence).
On top of the public humiliation, Bamford had to pay a monetary settlement, which included the prize money he'd won through his twisted alliance with Forbes. Epic will donate the money to the Child's Play charity. We don't know the exact amount Bamford had to pay for the settlement, but his Fortnite series placement had earned him $10,000.
The post Epic Games forces Fortnite cheater to publicly admit to his misdeeds. appeared first on Destructoid.
