Fortnite bans paid prize wheels in third-party games just days after Steal the Brainrot started selling them

Just a few days after the massively popular Fortnite game Steal the Brainrot took advantage of a rules change to roll out paid wheel-spins for prizes—gambling, in other words—Epic has announced another incoming rule change that seems pretty directly aimed at putting a stop to it.

The new rule was announced on X and the Fortnite Creative subreddit, and is set to take effect on January 20. It states:

"Do not offer any in-island transactions that directly or indirectly influence prize wheels in any way.