{"id":2028027,"date":"2026-07-05T14:06:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T11:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2028027"},"modified":"2026-07-05T14:06:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T11:06:30","slug":"epic-games-settles-a-court-case-against-former-contractor-accused-of-leaking-fortnite-collaborations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2028027","title":{"rendered":"Epic Games settles a court case against former contractor accused of leaking Fortnite collaborations"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/fortnite\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Fortnite<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Epic Games settles a court case against former contractor accused of leaking Fortnite collaborations<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve asked the court to approve the stipulated injunction to ensure they cannot publish or share Epic&#8217;s confidential information again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fortnite-star-wars-galaxy-of-games.jpeg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"An image full of brightly coloured Star Wars characters all gesticulating at the camera. 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They&apos;re led by the all-in-black icon that is Darth Vader.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"fortnite-star-wars-galaxy-of-games.jpeg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Epic Games \/ Disney<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-05T14:06:30+00:00\">July 5, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"a8888b6d-5bc0-480f-a9ef-1f57b9dc36eb\" data-name=\"Fortnite\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Fortnite\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Fortnite\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Fortnite\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Fortnite\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Fortnite\" title=\"Follow Fortnite\"><br \/>\n  Follow Fortnite<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Epic Games has settled a court case against a contractor accused of leaking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/fortnite\">Fortnite<\/a> information.<\/p>\n<p>Former contractor Hayden Cohen has agreed to a judgment that bars them from &#8220;possessing, accessing, using, or disclosing any of Epic&#8217;s confidential or trade secret information&#8221;, including a ban on providing confidential information to other third parties, too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Earlier this year, Epic sued a former contractor, blaming him for leaking several unannounced Fortnite collaborations.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ve settled the lawsuit, with the contractor vowing to not leak anything else they have<\/p>\n<p>That story leads today&#8217;s stuffed Game File: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IXZ6WGFnzY\">https:\/\/t.co\/IXZ6WGFnzY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stephentotilo\/status\/2073131567384281103?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cohen was accused of leaking Fortnite collaborations ahead of time, including crossover events with Minecraft, South Park, Ben 10, Game of Thrones, and more.<\/p>\n<p>While Epic&#8217;s lawsuit had sought damages covering &#8220;actual loss and unjust enrichment&#8221;, the proposed settlement did not detail monetary relief.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We took legal action against the former contractor who repeatedly leaked confidential partner IP and trade secrets that they received while working with Epic,&#8221; Epic spokesperson Natalie Munoz confirmed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamefile.news\/p\/epic-leaker-settlement-playstation-fallout\">Game File<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THE ADIRAFNINFO ACCOUNT, WHICH HAD INSIDER INFORMATION, HAS BEEN DISABLED <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Fortnite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Fortnite<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some leaks from Adira for the coming months. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6rDjJITE2u\">pic.twitter.com\/6rDjJITE2u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Docky (@iamdocky) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iamdocky\/status\/2026368958861865435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve asked the court to approve the stipulated injunction to ensure they cannot publish or share Epic&#8217;s confidential information again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In other Epic news, last month, Epic unveiled how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/rocket-league-unreal-engine-6-tease\">Rocket League looks running on Unreal Engine 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;New era, new engine,&#8221; some on-screen text exclaimed, before whizzing through a series of sleek car visuals to wrap up the &#8220;in game&#8221; bit of proceedings. And after that? A glimpse at the Unreal Engine 6 logo, as well as a brief animation slotting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/rocket-league\">Rocket League<\/a> in with Epic&#8217;s other projects, from Fortnite to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/disney-acquires-15bn-stake-in-epic-games-making-games-and-entertainment-universe-in-fortnite\">its multi-year $1.5bn partnership with Disney<\/a> \u2013 the latter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/epic-set-to-release-arc-raiders-like-extraction-shooter-with-disney-characters-by-the-end-of-the-year\">reportedly including an Arc-Raiders-like Star Wars shooter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Epic Games has settled a court case against a contractor accused of leaking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/fortnite\">Fortnite<\/a> information.<\/p>\n<p>Former contractor Hayden Cohen has agreed to a judgment that bars them from &#8220;possessing, accessing, using, or disclosing any of Epic&#8217;s confidential or trade secret information&#8221;, including a ban on providing confidential information to other third parties, too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Earlier this year, Epic sued a former contractor, blaming him for leaking several unannounced Fortnite collaborations.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ve settled the lawsuit, with the contractor vowing to not leak anything else they have<\/p>\n<p>That story leads today&#8217;s stuffed Game File: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IXZ6WGFnzY\">https:\/\/t.co\/IXZ6WGFnzY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stephentotilo\/status\/2073131567384281103?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cohen was accused of leaking Fortnite collaborations ahead of time, including crossover events with Minecraft, South Park, Ben 10, Game of Thrones, and more.<\/p>\n<p>While Epic&#8217;s lawsuit had sought damages covering &#8220;actual loss and unjust enrichment&#8221;, the proposed settlement did not detail monetary relief.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We took legal action against the former contractor who repeatedly leaked confidential partner IP and trade secrets that they received while working with Epic,&#8221; Epic spokesperson Natalie Munoz confirmed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamefile.news\/p\/epic-leaker-settlement-playstation-fallout\">Game File<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THE ADIRAFNINFO ACCOUNT, WHICH HAD INSIDER INFORMATION, HAS BEEN DISABLED <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Fortnite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Fortnite<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some leaks from Adira for the coming months. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6rDjJITE2u\">pic.twitter.com\/6rDjJITE2u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Docky (@iamdocky) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iamdocky\/status\/2026368958861865435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve asked the court to approve the stipulated injunction to ensure they cannot publish or share Epic&#8217;s confidential information again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In other Epic news, last month, Epic unveiled how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/rocket-league-unreal-engine-6-tease\">Rocket League looks running on Unreal Engine 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;New era, new engine,&#8221; some on-screen text exclaimed, before whizzing through a series of sleek car visuals to wrap up the &#8220;in game&#8221; bit of proceedings. 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