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Epic Games agrees to $245 million settlement. Fortnite players who were “tricked” into making unwanted purchases can now file refund claims with the Federal Trade Commission. The average ...
The Federal Trade Commission has announced it will issue refunds to nearly 630,000 Fortnite players after ruling that the maker of the popular video game, Epic Games, duped people “into making ...
U.S. consumers who were “tricked” into purchases they didn't want from Fortnite maker Epic Games are now starting to receive refund checks, the Federal Trade Commission said this week. Back in ...
Similarly, in 2019, the FTC settled with video game publisher, Epic Games, over allegations that the company misled consumers about the cost of in-app purchases in addition to using dark patterns that encourage unintended in-game purchases in its popular game, Fortnite. As part of the settlement, Epic Games agreed to pay $275 million in refunds ...
As a way to make amends, Piranha Games allowed for full refunds for anyone dissatisfied with the Epic Games Store exclusivity and allowed refunding customers to keep their extra bonus content for Mechwarrior: Online. Only 700 of the 20.000 customers who preordered chose to ask for a refund. [11]
The Epic Games Store is a video game digital distribution service and storefront operated by Epic Games. It launched in December 2018 as a software client, for Microsoft Windows and macOS, and online storefront. Android and iOS versions of the store launched in August 2024, with the iOS version only available for European users.
The payout is just the first round of refunds following a 2022 settlement in which Epic Games agreed to pay $245 million to Fortnite players who fell victim to its "unlawful billing practices ...
Fortnite is an online video game and game platform developed by Epic Games and released in 2017. It is available in seven distinct game mode versions that otherwise share the same general gameplay and game engine: Fortnite Battle Royale, a battle royale game in which up to 100 players fight to be the last person standing; Fortnite: Save the World, a cooperative hybrid tower defense-shooter and ...