Baller Alert
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
Baller Alert
No Result
View All Result

Fortnite Publisher Sued For Not Warning Parents That The Game Is Allegedly As Addictive As Cocaine

by Saybin
October 8, 2019
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Fortnite Goes Dark

Splash News

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

A Montreal-based law firm launched a proposed class action on behalf of two Quebec parents who claim that Epic Games’ ”Fortnite is as addictive, and potentially harmful, as cocaine. 

According to USA Today, Calex Légal represents the plaintiffs who are identified only by their initials, FN and JZ. The two share two children, 10 and 15-years-old, who are avid fans of the game.

Written in French, the legal action alleges that when a person is engaged in “Fortnite” for a long period, the player’s brain releases the “pleasure hormone, dopamine” and that “Fortnite” was developed by psychologists, statisticians, and others over four years “to develop the most addictive game possible,” so that Epic Games could be rewarded financially, reports say.

Although “Fortnite” is free to play, gamers spend tons of real money purchasing the in-game currency, V-Bucks, which is used for dances, skins, and custom outfits for their virtual alter-egos.

Roughly translated, the suit alleges, “the defendants used the same tactics as the creators of slot machines, or variable reward programs, [to ensure] the dependence of its users, [and] the brain being manipulated to always want more.” Continuing, “children are particularly vulnerable to this manipulation since their self-control system in the brain is not developed enough.”

Alessandra Esposito Chartrand, an attorney with Calex Légal, told the CBC in Canada that the suit is based on the same legal basis as a Quebec Superior Court ruling in 2015 that determined that tobacco companies didn’t warn the public about the dangers of smoking, according to the report. Chartrand said it was Epic’s duty to issues similar warnings around the addictive nature of “Fortnite.”

In a Common Sense/Survey Monkey poll released last December, nearly one in five parents found it at least moderately difficult to get their kids off “Fortnite,” and about a quarter stated they were concerned about how much time their kid spend playing the game. 

Just last year, the World Health Organization classified “gaming disorder” as a diagnosable condition; from there, they provided mental health professionals a basis for setting up treatment and identifying risks for addictive behavior. 

According to reports, Epic has 30 days to respond to the legal action. A spokesperson for Epic Games said the company would not make any comments on the on-going suit.

Fortnite is Addictive
Splash News

Share this:

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

Discover more from Baller Alert

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Tags: cocaineFortnite

Related Posts

Trump Says He’s Saving You Money—But Groceries Still Don’t Know That
News

Netanyahu Surprises Trump with Nobel Peace Prize Nomination Letter

July 7, 2025

Donald Trump got a surprise honor during a White House dinner when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu handed him a...

Planned Parenthood Faces Major Federal Funding Cuts as Trump Administration Pulls Support Starting This Week
News

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Medicaid Cut to Planned Parenthood — For Now

July 7, 2025

Just days after Trump signed the controversial “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law, a federal judge stepped in and hit...

Feds Invade L.A.’s MacArthur Park—Families Flee as ICE Agents Sweep In
News

Feds Invade L.A.’s MacArthur Park—Families Flee as ICE Agents Sweep In [Video]

July 7, 2025

What began as a sunny morning of laughter and summer break fun at Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park quickly spiraled into...

Yung Joc Reveals 3 Young Victims of Atlanta Apartment Fire Were His Brother’s Children [Video]
News

Yung Joc Walks Away from Marriage to Kendra Robinson, “I pray you find happiness elsewhere”

July 7, 2025

Yung Joc let the public in on what sounds like the breaking point.  On Sunday, the rapper/reality TV star went...

Next Post
Michelle obamas New Book

Michelle Obama Set To Release New Book, ”Becoming: A Guided Journal For Discovering Your Voice"

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Baller News

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

* indicates required

Follow Us

Subscribe to Blog

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

© Copyright 2024, Baller Alert Inc. All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
%d