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Epic Games is facing some pressure from popular creators to do more about bad behavior among map creators in the community-focused version of Fortnite.
Dubbed UEFN (Unreal Editor for Fortnite), the version of Fortnite for amateur and pro creators alike has generated $320 million in payouts last year. But the competition for that money among creators of Fortnite Island, or user-generated maps, has gotten ugly.
Some creators have filed Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown requests alleging trademark violations for those allegedly copying their games. Epic Games was issuing automatic suspensions of those creators, perhaps out of fear of doing the right thing on a legal front.
But that has made some of those on the receiving end of “bogus” DMCA takedowns unhappy. Andre “Typical Gamer” Rebelo has a social following of 25 million people, and he has spent hundreds of hours creating his own Fortnite maps in the past year. Since 2009, he has gotten about eight billion views on social media. In an interview with GamesBeat, Rebelo said he thinks Epic Games needs to do more about the problems and communicate more.
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It is unfortunate that Fortnite Creators are unable to protect their work.I’m interested to see where this takes the platform. https://t.co/xZ32heeIJf— Geerzy (@Geerzy) March 29, 2024
He pointed out another big problem is “like cheating.” In this, Fortnite map creators are tricking players into “favoriting” their maps to gain access to hard-to-get weapons in the game. They place an interaction over the top of the “like” symbol in the interface of the game. Then when a user clicks on it, they get a message of thanks for favoriting the map when, in fact, the user was just trying to do something in the game, Rebelo said.
He noted some of the big makers of the most popular Fortnite islands are guilty of doing this, and it has helped them stay on top. For some of those map makers, there is a lot of money at stake — perhaps $15 million in revenues for some games that use these tactics to stay at the top. The maps can use the tactic to climb up the “most favorited” list of games, which can ensure tons of players.
After GamesBeat asked about his concerns yesterday, Epic Games issued the following tweet today. It also pushed the “mo …
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Epic Games is facing some pressure from popular creators to do more about bad behavior among map creators in the community-focused version of Fortnite.
Dubbed UEFN (Unreal Editor for Fortnite), the version of Fortnite for amateur and pro creators alike has generated $320 million in payouts last year. But the competition for that money among creators of Fortnite Island, or user-generated maps, has gotten ugly.
Some creators have filed Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown requests alleging trademark violations for those allegedly copying their games. Epic Games was issuing automatic suspensions of those creators, perhaps out of fear of doing the right thing on a legal front.
But that has made some of those on the receiving end of “bogus” DMCA takedowns unhappy. Andre “Typical Gamer” Rebelo has a social following of 25 million people, and he has spent hundreds of hours creating his own Fortnite maps in the past year. Since 2009, he has gotten about eight billion views on social media. In an interview with GamesBeat, Rebelo said he thinks Epic Games needs to do more about the problems and communicate more.
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We’re thrilled to open our call for speakers to our flagship event, GamesBeat Summit 2024 hosted in Los Angeles, where we will explore the theme of “Resilience and Adaption”.
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It is unfortunate that Fortnite Creators are unable to protect their work.I’m interested to see where this takes the platform. https://t.co/xZ32heeIJf— Geerzy (@Geerzy) March 29, 2024
He pointed out another big problem is “like cheating.” In this, Fortnite map creators are tricking players into “favoriting” their maps to gain access to hard-to-get weapons in the game. They place an interaction over the top of the “like” symbol in the interface of the game. Then when a user clicks on it, they get a message of thanks for favoriting the map when, in fact, the user was just trying to do something in the game, Rebelo said.
He noted some of the big makers of the most popular Fortnite islands are guilty of doing this, and it has helped them stay on top. For some of those map makers, there is a lot of money at stake — perhaps $15 million in revenues for some games that use these tactics to stay at the top. The maps can use the tactic to climb up the “most favorited” list of games, which can ensure tons of players.
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