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Millions of Fortnite users can now claim their small part of the $245 million that the game’s parent company agreed to pay as part of a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission.
Parents of kids who bought things on the popular "Fortnite" video game may soon be able to claim a refund. The Federal Trade Commission announced last year that Fortnite maker Epic Games would pay ...
The Federal Trade Commission announced late last year that Epic Games would pay $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle complaints revolving around children’s privacy and its payment ...
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 ...
Epic released Fortnite Battle Royale for computers and consoles in 2018 as a free to play title supported by microtransactions, allowing players to buy in-game "V-bucks" currency for cosmetic items. When Fortnite was brought to mobile devices, Epic initially released the game through sideloading as to avoid giving Google any revenue from in ...
Virtual museum. The Fortnite Holocaust Museum, also known as Voices of the Forgotten, is a virtual museum for the video game Fortnite Creative, designed by Luc Bernard and approved by publisher Epic Games. It became available in August 2023.
Fortnite is the most popular title from Cary-based developer Epic Games. FTC said it tricked consumers into making unintended purchases.
Epic Games has used the names Potomac Computer Systems, Epic MegaGames, and Epic Games; the name given for the company is the one used at the time of a game's release. Many of the games under the Epic MegaGames brand were released as a set of separate episodes, which were purchasable and playable separately or as a group.