By Stephany Nunneley,
Saturday, 26 October 2019 20:43 GMT
Epic Games is suing a beta tester for leaking specifics about Fortnite Chapter two ahead of launch.
Ronald Sykes is getting sued by Epic for violating a non-disclosure with regards to Fortnite Chapter two.
According to the suit, reported by Polygon, Sykes was a beta tester who revealed facts on Chapter two at “the expense of Epic and these in the Fortnite neighborhood.”
Epic claims Sykes, who played the content material in late-September, ruined the surprise by leaking specifics of Season 11.
Sykes is accused of tweeting facts with regards to Fortnite Chapter two by means of two distinct accounts. He is not only accused of leaking the facts, but incorporated an image of the map.
The firm is searching for relief and maximum damages for breaking the non-disclosure and misappropriation of trade secrets from his time testing the content material. Epic stated in the suit the leak brought on it to sustain and to “continue to sustain damages in an quantity to be determined.”
You can study additional facts on the lawsuit by means of the hyperlink to Polygon.
Just before the finish of Season 10, different dataminers leaked content material such as map alterations, the capacity use boats and new characters. The Italian App Retailer even leaked the name of Season 11 (Fortnite Chapter two) ahead of time.