Fortnite's game mechanics were designed to make people dependent on playing, said the lawsuit, likening the strategy to that used to get gamblers hooked on slot machines. — AFP
MONTREAL: The makers of online videogaming sensation Fortnite were accused Oct 5 of designing it to be addictive, in a Canadian class action lawsuit likening playing to taking cocaine.
Fortnite, released by US-based Epic Games in 2017, allows up to 100 players to fight individually or as part of a team to be the last standing on a virtual battlefield.
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