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The DeanBeat: When Prince Harry raises the specter of Fortnite addiction

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Prince Harry in the United Kingdom came out swinging as an enemy of Fortnite, saying that it was created to addict people and keep them in front of a computer for as long as possible. He called for the game to be banned.

“It’s so irresponsible,” he said. “It’s like waiting for the damage to be done and kids turning up on your doorsteps and families being broken down.”

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.