Epic Games to pay $126 million in refunds to Fortnite players - /v/ (#713697481) [Archived: 741 hours ago]

Anonymous
6/26/2025, 1:37:25 PM No.713697481
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>The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending more than $126 million in refunds to Fortnite players who were charged for unwanted purchases while playing the game.
>The FTC also announced it is reopening the claims process for Fortnite players and their parents or guardians to submit compensation claims stemming from the agencyโ€™s 2023 settlement with Epic Games.
>Eligible consumers who have not yet submitted a claim will have until July 9, 2025, to do so at www.ftc.gov/fortnite.
>Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, agreed to pay $245 million to settle FTC allegations that the company used deceptive practices to trick players into making unwanted purchases.
>In December 2024, the FTC issued the first round of refunds, consisting of 629,344 payments totaling more than $72 million.
>As part of the latest refund round, the FTC will send 969,173 checks and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) payments on Tuesday and Wednesday to consumers who filed valid claims.
>The total amount of refunds issued to consumers related to Epicโ€™s deceptive billing practices now approaches $200 million.
>Consumers selected their payment method when completing their claim forms.
>The FTC advises check recipients to cash their checks within 90 days, as indicated on the check, while PayPal recipients should redeem their payments within 30 days.

www.ftc.gov/enforcement/refunds/fortnite-refunds
https://archive.is/R6QWs
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Anonymous
6/26/2025, 1:37:39 PM No.713697496
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Anonymous
6/26/2025, 1:41:04 PM No.713697653
Yeah I'm not reading any of that
Anonymous
6/26/2025, 1:43:20 PM No.713697761
Now there surely won't be more free games at this rate, epicels losing again due to their loyalty to literal snake
Anonymous
6/26/2025, 1:45:15 PM No.713697851
Tencent Timothy...
not like this
Anonymous
6/26/2025, 1:48:04 PM No.713697976
faben
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>>713697481 (OP)
This is all Gaben's fault
Anonymous
6/26/2025, 1:54:20 PM No.713698274
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i'm sure he's devastated
him and bill gates have the same fucking autistic attitude and general vibe
Anonymous
6/26/2025, 1:55:12 PM No.713698313
Thanks Timmie!
Anonymous
6/26/2025, 1:56:08 PM No.713698357
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Anonymous
6/26/2025, 2:17:41 PM No.713699593
>>713697481 (OP)
>trick players into making unwanted purchases
Also known as kids using their parents credit cards?
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Anonymous
6/26/2025, 2:20:30 PM No.713699759
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Epicucks can't stop losing
Anonymous
6/26/2025, 2:23:21 PM No.713699929
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>>713697481 (OP)
It's so ov3r.
Anonymous
6/26/2025, 3:00:22 PM No.713702113
How were people "tricked"?
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Anonymous
6/26/2025, 3:03:02 PM No.713702275
>>713697481 (OP)
> Steam is a monopoly
> meanwhile getting sued by FTC
Anonymous
6/26/2025, 3:11:20 PM No.713702780
>>713702113
By being a better service than steam. Amerifats fear the chinese free market
Anonymous
6/26/2025, 3:14:23 PM No.713702983
>>713697481 (OP)
Imagine the retards who defended FANTASY LIFE using Epic servers for their multiplayer. Timmy is gonna shut them down sooner or later with the amount his shitty company is bleeding money.
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Anonymous
6/26/2025, 3:44:34 PM No.713704951
>>713702983
I don't see what the problem is with EOS. They provide the crossplay capability that Valve is too lazy to implemented in steamworks
Anonymous
6/26/2025, 3:54:45 PM No.713705680
>>713699593
More likely the parents credit card info was stored on the console and the kids were making purchases without realizing they were spending real money. Or just claimed they didn't know to avoid getting in trouble.
Anonymous
6/26/2025, 3:57:09 PM No.713705854
>>713697481 (OP)
126M is chump change for them, it's what they spend at the new years party or something like that
Anonymous
6/26/2025, 4:11:24 PM No.713706859
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>>713702113
Disguise the fact that players are spending real money so the dumb kids will spend their parents money without realizing it.
On a small scale stuff like this is okay, but this is basically their whole business model.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThQUXyTHWVw