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British content creator Jarvis looks like he’s been unbanned from Fortnite, after Epic Games said any existing lifetime cheating bans in effect for more than a year will be lifted.
Jarvis was banned from Fortnite in 2019 after using an aimbot in a video, with his apology video racking up 23m views.
Previously with Faze Clan, Jarvis said at the time: “it’s obvious I made a massive mistake and of course I would never think about doing anything like this again. When I was making these videos I never thought about the consequences. Cheating in anything is terrible, you should never do it, it’s a dumb thing to do. I should have paid more attention to the community rules and ToS, I urge you to review them so this doesn’t happen to you.”
“I can’t wait! After six years, they are finally letting me back! Got some big videos and streams coming when the update comes out.”
Jarvis
Jarvis has produced various teasers and clickbait videos over the years about being ‘unbanned’ in Fortnite, but this latest move from Epic Games (see below) will look to see him properly unbanned in April 2025.
We’ve reached out to Jarvis for comment on the situation.
Jarvis told Esports News UK: “I can’t wait! After six years, they are finally letting me back!
“Got some big videos and streams coming when the update comes out.”
‘We believe in second chances for players who made a bad decision and have learned from it’ – Epic Games
Epic Games said in this anti-cheat update on the Fortnite website on February 27th 2025: “While maintaining game integrity is our top priority, we also believe in allowing second chances for players who made a bad decision and have learned from it.
“Starting in April, we’ll be moving to a one-year matchmaking ban for first-time cheating offenses, allowing former cheaters to learn from their mistakes while still punishing and deterring cheating. A second offense will result in a lifetime ban.
“This means for the duration of their first ban, players will be able to log in and text/voice chat with other players, but won’t be able to matchmake into Epic- or creator-made experiences, or spectate other players.
“As part of rolling out this policy, existing lifetime cheating bans that have been in effect for more than a year will be lifted.”
Epic Games
Epic wenton to say that players who have used cheats going forward will receive a one-year matchmaking ban for the first offense, and a lifetime ban for the second.
Then, for players who have used cheats and participated in tournaments, they will receive a one-year matchmaking ban, an immediate lifetime ban from tournaments and potential loss of past tournament winnings. A second offense of using cheats will result in a lifetime ban.
For players who have sold cheats, or broken other rules resulting in a lifetime ban, nothing will change, and the lifetime ban will still be in effect.
“Additional consequences may include legal repercussions,” Epic Games added.
The news comes after another Epic Games set an example of one player, Repulse, for sharing their account with another player to unfairly qualify for an FNCS esports tournament.
The games publisher also listed some examples of recent legal action it’s taking against players who have either cheated or stolen and sold game accounts. It also outlined new PC requirements for tournaments.
“For tournaments like FNCS events that require an Account Level of 350 or higher to be eligible, Windows PC players will need to enable two Windows security features starting today: TPM and Secure Boot,” Epic said.
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Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
