The Federal Trade Commission will distribute more than $126 million to Fortnite players who made unwanted game purchases. The agency reopened its claims process through July 9, 2025 for additional compensation requests. Parents and guardians can also submit claims on behalf of their children. The commission plans to issue 969,173 refunds through PayPal payments or mailed checks. This marks the second wave of payments from the agency's enforcement action against Epic Games.
The December 2024 refund round provided payments to 629,344 people after the FTC found Epic used misleading practices. Those earlier refunds averaged $114 per person for unwanted transactions. The agency has not revealed average amounts for current payments since the...