Epic Games Bans Player for Cheating in FNCS

Epic Games issued a lifetime ban to professional player Morgan Bamford, known as RepulseGod, for sharing his account to enter the Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS).

> Cheating is never a winning strat.
> We took legal action against a player who shared their account to unfairly qualify for FNCS. Now they’re banned from Fortnite tournaments forever and their undeserved prize money was donated to charity.
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> — Fortnite Competitive (@FNCompetitive) February 17, 2025

In addition to the ban, Bamford was required to return all prize money won from Fortnite tournaments. According to Eurogamer, the funds recovered were donated to Child’s Play Charity, which provides video games and tech for children in hospitals.

Bamford also had to issue a public apology through a YouTube video shared on X, acknowledging that “cheating in tournaments ruins the fun for the players who earned their spot in tournaments,” reaffirming he would not cheat again.

Cheating Incident Details

Bamford admitted to sharing his account with a player named Forbes to qualify for the 2023 Fortnite Championship Series grand finals, which had a prize pool of $4 million. He hasn’t disclosed how much prize money he returned.

In a parallel case, it was noted that Elon Musk shared his Diablo 4 account but has faced no serious repercussions.

What’s Next for Fortnite

Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 is set to launch on February 21, with the new Lawless season introducing Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat among various battle-pass skins. Additionally, rumors of a Fast & Furious collaboration and a project with Disney, backed by a $1.5 billion investment in Epic Games last year, have surfaced.