Fortnite as addictive as cocaine, claims lawsuit

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The videogame Fortnite is as addictive as cocaine, according to a lawsuit filed in a Canadian court.

Parents of two boys, aged 10 and 15, have sued Epic Games Inc., the US company behind the online multiplayer game. The worried parents alleged that their children have become overly dependent on the game over a short span of time, reports the Global News.

In their petition, they compare the game to a drug addiction, adding that the World Health Organization (WHO) last year declared game addiction to a disease. The lawsuit further contends that their sons “had all the symptoms of severe dependence” and blame the designers of the game for deliberately creating a product that would be addictive to users.

“The addiction to the game Fortnite has real consequences on the lives of players, many of whom have developed problems such that they do not eat, do not shower, and no longer socialize,” the petition reads, as per the Global News.

Fortnite was released in 2017 by Epic Games and since then has amassed over 250 million players worldwide.