The organisers of Fortnite Live, a dumpster fire of a show that drew almost 3000 people to a showground in England then disappointed them, are being sued by Epic for using the gameâs name and imagery without permission.
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It was trading entirely on the Fortnite brand, but had absolutely zero permission to use it; a small disclaimer on the foot of the eventâs website (which is now down) attempted to state this, but Epic, the creator and owner of the game, are having none of it.
An Epic Game spokesperson tells Kotaku that âThe quality of our player experience is incredibly important to us, whether itâs inside the game or at official public events like last yearâs Fortnite Pro-Am.â
âEpic Games was not in any way associated with the event that took place in Norwich and weâve issued a claim against the organizers in the High Court of London.â
The legal action has prompted the company behind the show, Exciting Events, to cease trading. âEpic Games, the owners of Fortnite, have now forced the shut down of the two pre-booked future Fortnite Live eventsâ, owner Shaun Lord wrote to attendees
âThese proceedings by Epic Games has had a catastrophic impact on the companyâs ability to trade, which has forced Exciting Events Limited to cease all trading activities immediately and the director of Exciting Events will now seek to limit the losses to third parties as far as possible.â
