Epic Games is suing one of its former contract workers, alleging that he is notorious Fortnite leaker AdiraFN

Epic Games is suing one of its former contract workers, alleging that he is notorious Fortnite leaker AdiraFN | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these Sim Star Citizen studio suffered a data breach in January, and some players aren’t happy with the very quiet disclosure that only happened this week Action MindsEye studio claims it now has ‘overwhelming evidence of organized espionage and corporate sabotage’ that somehow made its game bad, and also it’s laying off more people FPS Highguard developers were surprised by layoff notices, new report says: They thought they’d have at least a few months to work on it but when Tencent ended funding, there was nothing left Hardware UK games collector raided by police after purchasing £10,000 worth of hardware, including old dev kits, disposed of by Sega FPS Dr Disrespect lies about Marathon partnership Hardware Valve wins lawsuit against Rothschild and associated entities, with a jury agreeing they violated an anti-patent troll protection act FPS Marathon briefly censors ‘Arc Raiders’ in chat, just like Activision and EA did, and it was probably another accident because it was quickly and quietly fixed FPS Highguard director shares stats and thoughts on the game’s failure, denies conspiracy theories about where it all went wrong: ‘Nobody will know the true story of the studio or game’ Gaming Industry Arc Raiders is such a huge hit, Nexon has put Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund in charge of everything else too Third Person Shooter Arc Raiders promises severe repercussions for cheating after Marathon twisted the knife on its recent woes: ‘Serious infractions now carry stricter consequences’ Platforms US Department of Homeland Security has reportedly demanded personal information about ICE’s critics from Discord, Reddit, Google, and Meta—and at least 3 of those platforms have complied Third Person Shooter Arc Raiders’ wall-breaking exploits took so long to fix because they were ‘intrinsic to the way the game is built’: ‘Those things are very risky to patch rapidly’ FPS Laid-off Highguard developer cuts loose on the reaction to the infamous Game Awards reveal trailer: ‘We were turned into a joke from minute one’ Gaming Industry Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney voices support for $900 million Steam lawsuit: ‘Valve is the only major store still holding onto the payments tie and 30% junk fee’ FPS Geoff Keighley shouldn’t be blamed for Highguard’s failure, Larian publishing boss says: ‘There are genuine villains in this industry but I just don’t see them here’ PopularNEW: PC Gamer Clips!Resident EvilArc RaidersBest PC gearGame Quizzes Games Fortnite Epic Games is suing one of its former contract workers, alleging that he is notorious Fortnite leaker AdiraFN News By Andy Chalk published 5 March 2026 AdiraFN spilled the beans on numerous Fortnite crossovers, using information Epic claims he discovered while working for the company under NDA. 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They’re serious business, as Epic’s action makes clear.Today we took legal action against a former contractor who repeatedly leaked confidential partner IP and trade secrets that they received while working with Epic. We absolutely do not allow this and will continue to take action when Epic team members share confidential info. It…March 5, 2026Cohen signed an NDA, as required by the terms of his employment, but instead of not sharing the sensitive information as he’d promised to in the legally-binding document to which he’d affixed his signature, Epic alleges in its complaint that he “repeatedly misappropriated Epic’s trade secret information and broadcasted it publicly through his anonymous social media accounts on X (formerl