The first round of refund payments have arrived in the hands of Fortnite players who the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says “were tricked by Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite, into making unwanted purchases.” Payments have been sent to folks who filed a claim before the original February 2024 deadline–but don’t worry, there’s still more time to get in on this settlement if you missed out previously.
At issue, according to the FTC, was “Fortnite’s counterintuitive, inconsistent, and confusing button configuration [which] led players of all ages to incur unwanted charges based on the press of a single button.” This refers to how the item shop used to allow players to make a purchase with a single, instant button push, and there was only a very brief window wi…