Fortnite's Steal the Brainrot Gambling Controversy Gets a Small Fix

Fortnite's Steal the Brainrot gambling controversy gets a small fix

After a week of blowback, Epic Games has addressed a recent change that allowed Fortnite Creative builders to offer in-game purchases on their islands. Almost immediately after the feature went live, developers behind one of the most popular Creative maps for younger audiences, Steal the Brainrot, added random item bundles that cost up to 4,900 V-bucks (a 5,000 V-buck pack costs about $36). The creator of this particular Fortnite island also add…

Fortnite Enables Third-Party Microtransactions in New Update, Gets Heavy Fan Backlash

Fortnite has now implemented third-party microtransactions for creator-made games, enabling them to sell in-game items to their players. Of course, many of the most popular creator titles on Fortnite have quickly acted on this change and implemented items for offer, but it hasn’t all gone smoothly. One of the most popular games, Steal the Brainrot, received significant backlash from the community after launching expensive new bundles through thi…

Fortnite bans paid prize wheels in third-party games just days after Steal the Brainrot started selling them

Steal the Brainrot, one of the biggest third-party Fortnite games, began selling wheel spins for 200 V-Bucks each after Epic changed the rules to allow "in-island transactions."