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2. Fortnite players will receive refunds for unwanted purchases ...

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   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 ...

3. How to file for your $114 FTC refund from the creator of Fortnite

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   Fortnite players who were “tricked” into making unwanted purchases can now file refund claims with the Federal Trade Commission. The average payment is $114 per player. The average payment is ...

4. Fortnite players 'tricked' into unwanted purchases are ... - AOL

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   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 ...

5. Epic Games to give refunds after FTC says it 'tricked ... - AOL

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   How Fortnite players can claim a refund A gamer plays Fortnite in September 2023. Nearly 630,000 customers so far will be receiving refunds, about half of which are PayPal payments and the other ...

6. Dark pattern - Wikipedia

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   In March 2023, the United States Federal Trade Commission fined Fortnite developer Epic Games $245 million for use of "dark patterns to trick users into making purchases." The $245 million will be used to refund affected customers and is the largest refund amount ever issued by the FTC in a gaming case. [41]

7. Fortnite - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

8. Regulations protecting consumers from microtransactions

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   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 ...

9. Fortnite refund: How to claim part of the Epic Games ... - AOL

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   Federal regulators ordered Epic Games to pay $520 million to settle charges that the company tricked Fortnite users into making unwanted purchases.