The makers behind Fortnite, Epic Games, have now announced that they will take legal action against the “Fortnite Live” festival in Norwich. This has faced significant criticism. Children and parents were disappointed.
Here’s how the disaster festival went down: We reported just yesterday that what was billed as the “ultimate” festival in Norwich turned out to be a disaster.
The festival took place on February 16 and 17, and visitors paid ticket prices ranging from €14 to €23.
However, there were only a few attractions that were not set up for the massive crowds that flocked there: 3000 children were reportedly present, but the attractions were often only designed for four children at a time.
This caused frustration among parents and children who had to stand in line for hours only to have a rather lame experience.
Parents felt that they were not getting enough value for their money, and the festival made international headlines.
This particularly annoys Epic: Apparently, the company had advertised with “Fortnite” and used the logo and characters from Fortnite, but without having received an official license from Epic.
Epic seems to be bothered by being associated with this festival – especially when negative reports about it circulate worldwide.
This is how Epic is now reacting: As Eurogamer reports, Epic Games announced that they will take legal action against the organizers of the festival.
“The quality of the experiences that players have is incredibly important to us, both in the game itself and at official public events like the Fortnite Pro-Am 2018“, says a spokesperson for Epic Games.
“Epic Games was not involved in any way in this event that took place in Norwich, and we have filed claims against the organizers in the High Court in London.”
Organizer wanted a second chance in 2020
This is what the organizer said after the event: After the event, the organizers of the event, Exciting Events, said that the difficulties on Saturday were due to a staffing shortage. 8 out of 19 staff were absent. But by Sunday, the situation had improved.
In an interview with edp24, the organizer, Shaun Lord, defended the event: It was for the kids who loved Fortnite. In his view, “a lot of people were there who were extremely happy.”
He wants to make the event an annual thing and ensure that next year everyone experiences something worth their money. Now that they have realized that they did not offer enough value.
Additionally, he is planning more events that would be “bigger and better.”
At the moment, it seems highly questionable whether there will really be a revival of the event in 2020.
At the moment, it seems highly questionable whether there will really be a revival of the event in 2020.
