• More than 350 million people have played the well-liked online game.
• According to the lawsuit, the game was intentionally created to be “extremely addictive.”
• Justice Sylvain Lussier of the Quebec Superior Court determined that the case was not “frivolous.”

A class-action lawsuit filed by three parents who claim their kids became hooked to the video game Fortnite has been permitted by a Canadian judge.

According to the plaintiffs, their children would skip meals, sleep, and showers because they were so engrossed in the game.

They stated in court documents that video game addiction was recognized by the World Health Organization in 2018.

The game’s creator, Epic Games, and its Canadian affiliate are the targets of the complaint.

Video game addiction is not a recognized clinical illness, according to Epic Games.

More than 350 million people have played the well-liked online game.

Although the game is free to play, users must pay to use virtual currency known as “V Bucks.” Over $9 billion (£7.3 billion) was supposedly made by the game worldwide.

One of the kids named in the lawsuit played the game for more than 7,700 hours in less than two years.

According to the lawsuit, the game was intentionally created to be “extremely addictive.”

Justice Sylvain Lussier of the Quebec Superior Court determined that the case was not “frivolous.”

He compared early awareness of tobacco addiction to the current understanding of video game addiction, noting that “the harmful effect of tobacco was not recognized or admitted overnight.”

He decided that Quebec residents who developed signs of addiction after playing Fortnite: Battle Royale since September 1, 2017, could take part in the legal case.

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