Fortnite players are getting $126 million in refunds for Epic’s ‘dark’ in-game tricks
The average payout is nearly $130.
The Federal Trade Commission will be sending out $126 million in compensation to Fortnite players who were forced into unwanted in-game purchases. This is the second round of refunds after a $72 million payout was sent in December last year.
This process is part of the Epic vs. FTC’s case of 2022, where Fortnite’s maker was forced to pay $520 million, of which $275 million was reserved for refunds to affected players. Epic was charged with violating COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act) after it used design tricks to force users to buy in-game items.
Epic was allegedly charged for showing in-game purchase options when waking the game up from sleep or when previewing certain items. At the moment, nearly 969,173 users have been issued refunds and will be getting this not in the form of in-game currency, but as either cheques or PayPal payments.
You are eligible to apply for a refund if:
- You were charged in-game currency for items you didn’t want between January 2017 and September 2022
- Your child made charges to your credit card without your knowledge between January 2017 and November 2018
- Your account was locked between January 2017 and September 2022 after you complained to your credit card company about wrongful charges.
You can apply online at www.fortniterefund.com/file-a-claim till July 9th, 2025.
