{"id":292868,"date":"2024-12-23T03:23:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T11:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=345448"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:36:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:36:16","slug":"fortnite-has-begun-to-refund-245-million-dollars-to-players-after-admitting-that-it-deceived-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/fortnite-has-begun-to-refund-245-million-dollars-to-players-after-admitting-that-it-deceived-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite has begun to refund 245 million dollars to players after admitting that it deceived them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fortnite arrived like a whirlwind in our lives back in 2017. Since then until today, the company that manages it, Epic Games, has been involved in all kinds of legal proceedings. From fighting against the giants Apple and Google, to reaching agreements with the American Federal Trade Commission (FTC).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Fortnite players have finally started receiving refunds<\/a> as part of a settlement that Epic Games reached with the Federal Trade Commission, which alleged that the developer misled players into making in-game purchases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far, the FTC says<\/a> it has sent more than 600,000 payments totaling 72 million dollars, and many<\/a> players<\/a> have already reported receiving payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The FTC is sending refunds totaling more than $72M to consumers who were tricked by Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite, into making unwanted purchases: https:\/\/t.co\/Fmyj2r6PeI<\/a> \/1<\/p>— FTC (@FTC) December 9, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>