{"id":322701,"date":"2025-10-18T05:09:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T05:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2163535"},"modified":"2025-10-18T05:09:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T05:09:49","slug":"among-us-devs-speak-out-about-fortnites-controversial-impostors-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/among-us-devs-speak-out-about-fortnites-controversial-impostors-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Among Us devs speak out about Fortnite&#8217;s controversial Impostors mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/among-us-devs-speak-out-about-fortnites-controversial-impostors-mode.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some of the people behind indie hit Among Us have spoken out about Fortnite&#8217;s new Impostors mode.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-08-17-fortnite-imposters-sounds-a-lot-like-among-us\">Fortnite developer Epic announced a new game mode<\/a> for its all-encompassing battle royale that has an uncanny resemblance to 2018 online multiplayer social deduction game Among Us.<\/p>\n<p>Fortnite Impostors sees 10 players, eight agents and two impostors play out their roles on a submarine. Like in Among Us, the agents carry out routine assignments, while the impostors sabotage the facility and eliminate players. Impostors can also teleport players to cover their tracks and disable assignments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-08-18-among-us-devs-speak-out-about-fortnites-controversial-impostors-mode\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-08-18-among-us-devs-speak-out-about-fortnites-controversial-impostors-mode\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the people behind indie hit Among Us have spoken out about Fortnite&#8217;s new Impostors mode. Yesterday, Fortnite developer Epic announced a new game mode for its all-encompassing battle royale that has an uncanny resemblance to 2018 online multiplayer social deduction game Among Us. Fortnite Impostors sees 10 players, eight agents and two impostors play out their roles on a submarine. Like in Among Us, the agents carry out routine assignments, while the impostors sabotage the facility and eliminate players. Impostors can also teleport players to cover their tracks and disable assignments. 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