Epic Games is sending back $126 million to Fortnite players

Back in 2022, Epic Games reached a settlement with the FTC, agreeing to pay over $500 million in penalties for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act in Fortnite. The company was accused of designing its menus in such a way that players could easily make ‘accidental’ purchases. Now, Epic Games has been forced to undergo another round of refunds to players. 

Epic Games will be refunding an additional $126 million to US-based Fortnite players. This is part of the earlier FTC settlement, as Epic Games set aside $245 million for refunds at the time, and sent out around $72 million of that in December 2024. Now, this second wave of refunds will see $126 million being sent back to consumers who made purchases in Fortnite between certain dates.

As reported by PCGamer, around 969,173 payments were sent back out over the last two days as part of this refund effort. This additional wave of refunds has also led to an extended deadline, so if you are in the US and think you may qualify to receive part of this settlement, you have until July 9th to fill out the claim form.

Each claim is valued differently, so it is unclear how much money you could get back in the settlement claim. Chances are, it will be a relatively small amount, as there are over a million claimants already.

KitGuru Says: The COPPA violation ultimately cost Epic Games over half a billion USD, but with Fortnite continuing to be one of the biggest games in the world, it is not going to make a dent in the company’s short-term or long-term prospects. 

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