$ 130,000 for a cheater? Epic Games reacts

In recent days, Epic Games has launched the Fortnite Summer Skirmish Event. During this period, prizes totaling eight million US dollars will be played within eight weeks.

One of the winners was the PS4 player, Idropz_Bodies. He won the skirmish last Friday and won $ 130,000.

According to Fortnite fans, he did not seem to be acting properly and played with a mouse and keyboard instead of playing. a PS4 controller. The accusation of collusion with other players was in the room. Epic Games then announced a full investigation

Cheats will not be tolerated

The victory of Idropz_Bodies was hotly debated in the online forum reddit . Here, Epic Games has been called to take a look at the winner's style. In fact, the developer Fortnite was concerned about the allegations but found no idiocy at Idropz_Bodies

"We appreciate the community's concern about the integrity of the competition, but question the performance of a participant without proof takes away his glory Moment aside " says Epic Games.

Online instead of being offline

The Fortnite Summer Skirmish event will not be interrupted, it will continue. With Liam "KamoLRF" Fillery from Team Prismatic, a German won first place Saturday for a total of $ 60,000.

Unlike other major eSport events, the Summer Skirmish tournament is played online and not on-site at an event. Each participant plays in their own configuration at home and it is more difficult for the organizers to control the athletes.

The current series is part of the $ 100 million eSports offensive from Epic Games. In addition, during the one – year anniversary, special limited – time events will be held from July 24 to August 7.

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