GAME OVER
GAMING guru FaZe Jarvis was forced to issue a grovelling apology to fans after being permanently banned from his favourite game Fortnite.
But who is the YouTuber, and how do we know the gaming whizz was cheating? Here's the latest.
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Who is FaZe Jarvis?
FaZe Jarvis is a 17-year-old gamer from Surrey. His real name is Jarvis Kaye.
The teenager hit headlines when he was stopped from playing Fortnite in November 2019.
At the time of writing he had two million YouTube subscribers and 170,000 Twitter followers.
Jarvis' brother Frazier Kaye, director of popular Call Of Duty gaming group, has an estimated net worth of $1million (£775,000) from his YouTube channel and brand deals, reports.
Why has FaZe Jarvis been banned from Fortnite?
Jarvis said on YouTube he had been banned from Fortnite for using “aimbots", the name for software that helps with shooting.
He is a member of eSports team FaZe Clan and insisted he had only activated them for instruction videos and never in competitions.
FaZe Clan was founded in the US in 2010 and competes in various video game tournaments.
Online game Fortnite is hugely popular and each 20 minute session sees competitors try and stay alive.
What did he say about the ban?
Jarvis appeared devastated after he was handed a lifetime ban from the game.
He said: “All I was thinking about whilst I was making those videos was just how entertaining and interesting these videos would be for you guys to watch.
“It didn’t even cross my mind to think that I could be banned for life from Fortnite from those videos.
“I just want to be clear that this is the first time that I have ever done anything like this and of course I have never done this in a competitive game mode at all.
“Epic Games you know I know how big of a mistake I’ve made and I’m truly like so sorry.
“Epic, I know I have to take accountability for my actions and I’m going to do my best to accept any punishment that comes my way.
“I’m not trying to find a quick road out but being banned forever is just – a lifetime ban – is just, I just didn’t think this would happen.”
The British YouTube millionaire, 17, sobbed on camera after being caught using notorious "aimbot" software – which shoots and kills rival players automatically.
As a result, Fortnite creator Epic Games banned him for life for breaching its rules.
Jarvis quickly posted an apology video for cheating, which has been viewed more than 6.7million times in just three days.
We spoke to marketing and talent agency The Fifth, who said that Jarvis likely earned tens of thousands of pounds from the clip.
"A safe guess is between the two figures $25,000 and $36,000 (£19,000 and £28,000)," they told The Sun.
But they added: "This could be way higher, closer to $50,000 (£39,000), however we don't have access to things like video retention, geography, quality of viewers etc."
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It comes as the teenage YouTube star's mum defended him , calling for forgiveness because he didn't "physically hurt anyone".
In his original clip (now deleted), cheating Jarvis brags: "I don't miss a shot."
And the YouTuber – who has earned an estimated £2million from gaming – even promised to make more cheating videos.
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