Tim Sweeney Calls Fortnite Token Cryptocurrency “A Scam”

Epic Video games CEO Tim Sweeney has labeled a cryptocurrency known as Fortnite Token as a “rip-off” and has warned the corporate behind it that Epic Video games is making ready a authorized response to close it down.

In tweets noticed by PC Gamer, Sweeney responded to the Fortnite Token account–which seems to have been shut down–several instances, calling it out as a rip-off that’s making an attempt to money in on the identify model worth of the favored free-to-play sport.

“There is not a Fortnite cryptocurrency,” Sweeney posted. “The Twitter accounts selling such a factor are a rip-off. Epic’s attorneys are on it. Additionally, disgrace on the cryptocurrency marketplaces that allow this type of factor.”

The Fortnite Token account responded to Sweeney, and claimed that it wasn’t a rip-off. “As a substitute, this can be a fair-launch, community-driven, Fortnite sport fans-created cryptocurrency challenge with no specified proprietor or firm construction behind it or a CEO deciding on its future,” the corporate tweeted, with Sweeney hitting again and telling the corporate “not how logos and copyrights work although.”

Whereas Sweeney is clearly towards different firms utilizing the Fortnite model to advertise cryptocurrency, he did point out that he sees potential for the forex and its expertise if it is used correctly. “When new expertise emerges, some put it to good use, and others put it to dangerous use, Sweeney mentioned. “It might be terribly shortsighted to ban a whole area of expertise for such a cause.”

In different Fortnite-related information, Epic seems to be engaged on a first-person mode for the sport, and there is a new battle cross, new weapons, and a brand new set of map modifications to discover in Season 3 of the sport.