Millions of gamers to claim $US245m in Fortnite refunds from US settlement. Australia could be next
Millions of Fortnite gamers in the US can now claim their small part of the $US245 million the video game’s parent company, Epic Games, agreed to pay as part of a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Australian Com Pet ition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it is keeping an eye on developments and considering a settlement in Australia, and one legal expert explained how that might be possible. Epic Game s settled allegations with the FTC in December over the use of deceptive tactics that drove users to make unwanted purchases in the multiplayer shooter Game that became wildly popular with younger generations a few years ago. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> Users were charged in-game currency for items they didn’t want between January 2017 and September 2022, and users’ accounts were locked between January 2017 and September 2022 after they complained to their credit card companies about wrongful charges. Gamers who exp...