Two Fortnite creative developers are accused of falsifying the popularity of their islands to get paid based on engagement, ...

Fortnite has just sued two map creators for using over 20,000 bots to fake engagement on their own islands, leading them to earn a higher payout.

Epic Games Inc. filed a federal lawsuit accusing a pair of players of using bots to fraudulently earn tens of thousands of dollars by simulating player engagement in games created by the users.

The company explained that before the two were caught, both of them were “paid tens of thousands of dollars in unearned ...