In short, as put by Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney in a social media post, "It’s Discord bots going bad." Though, the full answer is a bit more detailed.

Fortnite players say thousands of V-Bucks vanished into “Steal The Brain Rot” purchases they never made, and refunds were denied.

Two Michigan men are accused of using bots in the popular video game Fortnite to make money by faking traffic to content they created. Fortnite creator Epic Games filed a lawsuit Oct. 7 against Ayob ...

Fortnite’s parent company is suing two Michigan men, accusing them of stealing thousands of dollars from the game. Idris Nahdi and Ayob Nasser allegedly stole tens of thousands of dollars through ...

Fortnite players are beginning to notice an increase in the number of bots appearing in one of the game’s modes, the recently added Fortnite OG. The @osirion_gg account, on social media platform X, ...

Fortnite players know that lobbies aren’t entirely human. Some enemies have such stilted movement or perish in such deeply silly ways that the only logical conclusion is that you’re fighting a bot.

Moving forward, there’s a good chance that Epic will continue to tweak Fortnite OG and try to find the right balance of players to bots. Where the developer will ultimately land when it comes to ...

Fortnite OG mode has many bots, causing disappointment among players. Bots in Fortnite OG often display poor gameplay, making them easy to spot. Epic Games has not confirmed bot count, but may address ...