{"id":11720,"date":"2025-06-26T09:04:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T09:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=11720"},"modified":"2025-06-26T09:04:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T09:04:07","slug":"fortnite-players-to-get-126-million-in-refunds-after-ftc-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=11720","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite players to get $126 million in refunds after FTC settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Fortnite players who were wrongly charged for unwanted in-game purchases are set to receive a share of a $126 million refund this week, following a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).<\/p>\n<p>The refunds stem from a $245 million agreement reached between the FTC and Fortnite\u2019s developer, Epic Games, over allegations of deceptive online practices that led to players, including minors, being tricked into making unauthorised purchases.<\/p>\n<p>FTC initially announced the settlement in December 2022, marking it as the largest refund the agency had ever issued in a gaming industry case.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement follows accusations that Epic Games misled consumers into making in-game transactions they otherwise wouldn\u2019t have made.<\/p>\n<p>FTC also announced it will issue nearly 970,000 checks and PayPal payments to those who submitted valid claims, following an earlier round of payments in December 2022 totalling over $22 million.<\/p>\n<p>For Fortnite players seeking compensation, the FTC has set up a dedicated website where they can confirm their eligibility for a refund.<\/p>\n<p>The original deadline for filing claims was February 14, but the agency has now extended it to July 9. Players who have already submitted a claim after February 14 need not take further action.<\/p>\n<p>Those receiving checks are advised to cash them within 90 days, while PayPal refunds must be accepted within 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>To apply for a refund, players will need their claim number or Epic Account ID. For those under 18, a parent or guardian will need to submit the claim on their behalf.<\/p>\n<p>Players on social media have shared screenshots, confirming their refund amounts.<\/p>\n<p>Just got my Fortnite epic games refund pic.twitter.com\/PPWai3Izvh<br \/>\n\u2014 NATE (@NATERERUN) June 25, 2025<\/p>\n<p>WE SO UP THANK YOU FORTNITE EPIC GAMES (I spent way more then that \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\udc94) pic.twitter.com\/Qg0GIo0QdA<br \/>\n\u2014 Purdy (@Purdy6969) June 25, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Fortnite is STILL paying us \ud83d\udc80<\/p>\n<p>Did you file a FTC v Epic Games claim last year?<\/p>\n<p>More people are reporting they\u2019re starting to receive their payments!<\/p>\n<p>I totally forgot about mine lmao https:\/\/t.co\/nVvZMX7EyB pic.twitter.com\/jT3rjjL996<br \/>\n\u2014 Frugal Season (@Frugalszn) June 25, 2025<\/p>\n<p>This action follows a separate 2023 agreement in which Epic Games was fined $275 million for violating the Children\u2019s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, adding further scrutiny to the company\u2019s practices.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fortnite players who were wrongly charged for unwanted in-game purchases are set to receive a share of a $126 million refund this week, following a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The refunds stem from a $245 million agreement reached between the FTC and Fortnite\u2019s developer, Epic Games, over allegations of deceptive online practices [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11720\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}