Three dads take on a game "Fortnite" It caused her an addiction similar to that "Caused by heroin or cocaine"pointing out the symptoms "physical and psychological" to which their children are exposed"Headache" And"Backache" Furthermore "social unrest an assignment".
A decision issued Wednesday, clearing the lawsuit, indicated that one of the three aforementioned minors has been diagnosed with the disease"Computer addiction"while another, who was 13 at the time, played 7,781 games in two years, under his signature "Three hours of play at least a day"Sometimes it rang until midnight.
The plaintiffs confirmed that the game "Encourage excessive spending".
Although it is free to download, users can purchase currency "v-buck" Virtual, to benefit from accessories or details in the game, including clothes or dances, for example.
Jean-Philippe Caron, one of the two lawyers who presented the petition, explained to Agence France-Presse that one of the aforementioned children spent more than six thousand Canadian dollars (about 4,333 US dollars) and"He went so far as to say he was the victim of a scam".
The lawyer confirmed this "fulfilled" And"Confident" Of the expected judicial outcomes, considered this "The evidence is compelling" It supports any issues it handles.
asks the three parents and their defense attorney "Moral and material compensation in addition to the reimbursement of the amount paid"in particular the amounts spent by underage players on purchases.
Company reps confirm "Epic games" For their part, the evidence "not enough"indicating that there is not "Expert report"or "A medical report indicating a diagnosis of +addiction+ " or study focused on "The harmful effects of video games".
The game developer will have to defend himself in the coming months before the Quebec courts, to face the accusations of having developed and marketed a product. "danger and danger"and refraining from taking the risks of gambling and causing harm to minors through its payment system.
And in April I arrived "Epic games" to a settlement under which he will pay $26.5 million to the state of North Carolina to resolve an issue related to the purchase of his minors in virtual currency.
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Three dads take on a gameFortnitecaused by an addiction similar to that caused by heroin or cocaine, indicating “physical and psychological” symptoms to which their children are exposed, such as “headaches” and “back pain” in addition to “social unrest an assignment”.
A ruling handed down on Wednesday, clearing the lawsuit, indicated that one of the three aforementioned minors has been diagnosed “Computer addictionWhile another, who was 13 at the time, played 7,781 games in two years, spending “at least three hours playing a day”, and sometimes continued to play until midnight.
The plaintiffs claimed that the game “encourages excessive spending of money”.
Although it is free to download, users can purchase virtual currency “V-Bucks”, in order to benefit from in-game accessories or details, including clothing or dancing, for example.
Jean-Philippe Caron, one of the two lawyers who presented the petition, explained to Agence France-Presse that one of the aforementioned children spent more than six thousand Canadian dollars (about 4,333 US dollars) and “went so far as to say that he was the victim of fraud”.
The lawyer confirmed that he was “satisfied” and “confident” with the expected judicial results, believing that “the evidence is convincing” and supports all the cases he deals with.
The three parents and their defenders are asking for “moral and material compensation in addition to the reimbursement of the amount paid”, in particular the sums spent by the minor players for purchases.
For their part, Epic Games reps say the evidence is “insufficient,” noting that there is no “expert report,” “medical report affirming a diagnosis of +addiction+,” or study focused on “The harmful effects of video games“.
The developer of the game will have to defend himself in the coming months before the Quebec courts, to face accusations of having developed and marketed a “dangerous and harmful” product and of failing to address the risks and harms of the game to minors through its payment system .
In April, Epic Games reached a $26.5 million settlement in North Carolina to resolve an issue related to the purchase of its minors in virtual currency.
