The creators of an indie video game have been caught in the middle of a toxic campaign against the creators of 'Fortnite.'
The developers of the indie game"Ooblets" have received tens of thousands of threats including racist abuse after signing an exclusive deal with Epic Games, the creators of"Fortnite." Epic is offering developers a better revenue-sharing deal than competing video game platforms, but some skeptical gamers are doing everything they can to avoid the new platform.
The developers of the indie game"Ooblets" have received tens of thousands of threats including racist abuse after signing an exclusive deal with Epic Games, the creators of"Fortnite." Epic is offering developers a better revenue-sharing deal than competing video game platforms, but some skeptical gamers are doing everything they can to avoid the new platform.
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