You can blow people to smithereens, for free, in the Battle Royale of Epic Games’ co-op survival and building action game Fortnite.

For free. As in, the studio can’t lose money on this virtual shooter game. So why in the world is it suing a 14-year-old kid for publishing cheat code?

Exactly, says The Kid’s Mom, who wrote a letter to the court in his defense. As far as she’s concerned, her son’s been made into a scapegoat. She’s also charging Epic with breaking Delaware state law by publishing a minor’s name, which has led to news agencies spreading it far and wide, and which has led me to call him The Kid and his mom Epic Mom.

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