Epic Games is suing player tester Ronald Sykes over Fortnite Chapter XNUMX data leak. He was accused of violating a non-disclosure agreement and disclosing trade secrets.
Polygon journalists received a copy of the statement of claim. In it, Epic Games claims that Sykes played the new chapter of the shooter in September, after which he revealed a series of details, including information about the new map. The studio stated that this destroyed the expectations of the players and caused irreparable financial damage.
βSykes is guilty of leaking and corrupting secrets that the Epic Games team has been working on for months ahead of the release of Fortnite Chapter XNUMX. His disclosure of studio secrets violated the non-disclosure agreement that was created to keep information secret. He betrayed the people at Epic he worked with,β the statement said.
Fortnite Chapter XNUMX launch October 15, 2019. A new map and features have been added to the game. A detailed description can be found at the project.
Source: 3dnews.ru