The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending 629,344 payments worth more than $72 million to fortnite players as part of a settlement agreement with Epic Games, according to . The 72 million dollars are intended to compensate fortnite players who were “tricked” into making unauthorized purchases.
Epic Games was ordered to pay just under two years ago to resolve allegations that the game maker “used design tactics known as dark patterns” to trick customers into making unwanted purchases and allowed children to hoard charges without parental participation. Epic Games was also accused of blocking users from purchased content when they disputed the unauthorized charges. About half of that money was paid as fines directly to the FTC. The remainder is earmarked for refunds to players, with today's $72 million covering a little less than a third of the total amount, with the remainder to be distributed “at a later date,” according to the announcement.
fortnite Players can still file claims for unauthorized charges online at .
