Beginning in April, cheaters will be given a one-year matchmaking ban on their first offense instead of a lifetime ban—unless they really screwed up.

Epic Games confirms all Fortnite players who were previously banned will be given a "second chance" as the studio updates its ban policy.

Epic Games is introducing a “one-year matchmaking ban for first-time cheating offenses” in Fortnite, according to a blog post about its anti-cheat updates. However, “a second offense will result in a lifetime ban.

Epic Games doesn't like cheaters. This has been a fact of life for a while now - those who cheat in Fortnite get Epic's lawyers real mad, and they've not been shy about going beyond what the law demands.

He’d previously been playing in Fortnite tournaments for years, winning thousands of dollars in prize money. Bamford was one of a few professional players who accused Epic Games in 2020 of not paying out prize money from a DreamHack event;

Fortnite is making big changes to its ban policies, and while it's giving some penalised players a second chance, it's not all good news for battle royale sinners — here's why