At the same time it rails against Apple's payments through the App Store, Epic reaps 95% of the earnings of people participating in the new "Support a Creator" program.

The code can then be input alongside Fortnite or Epic Games purchases, with a portion of the cash going to the creator. For example, for every 10,000 V-Bucks spent a creator would earn $5.

However, Epic Games emphasized that Support-A-Creator codes are not allowed to be promoted in Creative maps. Creators are encouraged to promote them, but only outside of Fortnite.

Epic Games is taking action against Fortnite players who’ve been using the Support-A-Creator system to scam supporters with false promises of V-Bucks and other perks. The Fortnite developer ...

When Epic Games announced Creator Academy 2.0, the company was focused on rewarding creators based on the value they brought to Fortnite, Persson said.