Epic Games introduces new vibe coded launcher and confirms Fortnite is coming to Linux

Epic Games has announced a major overhaul of its anti-cheat infrastructure for Linux with the introduction of Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) Linux V2 . While EAC has supported native Linux game clients since 2014 and added Wine / Proton compatibility in 2021, the existing opt-in framework meant many developers hadn’t enabled it, including popular titles like Fortnite , which remains unavailable on Linux despite earlier announcements. The primary limitation stemmed from the Linux implementation failing to deliver protection levels comparable to Windows, leaving players vulnerable to cheating and deterri