March 19, 2019

Epic in hot water over Steam-scraping code

Players noticed that Epic Games was gathering and storing data from Steam accounts without their permission.

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January 16, 2019

Beware buying Fortnite’s V-Bucks, you could be funding organised crime

Credit card thieves are laundering money by purchasing the in-game currency V-Bucks, then selling it back at a discount to players.

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August 29, 2018

Google created “unnecessary risk” for Fortnite users, claims Epic boss

Google disclosed the bug "in order to score cheap PR points", said Epic CEO and founder Tim Sweeney,

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March 14, 2018

Don’t fall for Fortnite invite scams!

You can't buy, like, follow, retweet or comment your way onto the highly anticipated game.

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November 30, 2017

Epic Games sues 14-year-old cheater, mother launches rhetorical firestorm

I would run away if I were you, Epic Games: she's scary, and she's got good points.

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August 23, 2016

Epic data breach revealed, but was your password stolen?

Epic games has owned up to two data breaches from its online forums. One of them involves password-related data. We investigate...

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