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 unwanted purchases.

The deadline for applying for a settlement, however, is quickly approaching. You have to file by Jan. 10, 2025, which you can do on the FTC's website. There are some stipulations to getting a refund. The FTC said, in a statement, that you could apply for a refund if any of these things are true:

December 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Epic Games, Inc. had agreed to a $275 million penalty for violating the

A settlement with Epic Games was first announced two years ago after the FTC alleged that players of all ages lost money to unwanted purchases.

Hundreds of thousands of Fortnite players are getting a refund after federal regulators found that the game's developer, Epic Games, "tricked" gamers into unknowingly spending money on in-game purchases. The FTC plans to distribute additional refunds at a ...

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 Federal Trade Commission has begun distributing refunds to Fortnite players following a settlement with Epic Games over the practice of unwanted purchases.

The amount of money Fortnite players will receive is determined partially by how many people filed claims with the FTC. This week the agency announced roughly 630,000 Fortnite gamers in the U.S ...

You can still apply for a Fortnite refund from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settlement. In late 2022, Epic Games agreed to pay $245 million in refunds, and you can apply for it for another ...

Epic Games has begun issuing player payouts for their FTC lawsuit settlement about manipulating players into unwanted purchases

“The FTC alleged that Fortnite’s counterintuitive, inconsistent, and confusing button configuration led players of all ages to incur unwanted charges based on the press of a single button ...

The Federal Trade Commission is issuing refunds to Fortnite players for unwanted purchases, with claims accepted until January 10, 2025.