Epic Games Reaches Class Action Settlement

[btarunr]

A class action settlement with Epic Games, Inc. ("Epic") has received preliminary approval from the Superior Court of North Carolina, Tenth Judicial District. Under the settlement, all U.S. players of Fortnite: Save the World and Rocket League who bought a random item loot box in either game before Epic Games discontinued them will receive certain benefits immediately and automatically. The settlement also provides up to $26.5 million in cash and other benefits to U.S.-based Fortnite and Rocket League players to resolve claims arising from players' purchases of Fortnite and Rocket League in-game items.

Beginning today, Epic will deposit 1,000 V-Bucks, the Fortnite virtual currency, or 1,000 Rocket League Credits, into the accounts of U.S. players who bought a random item loot box. These deposits will be automatic and players do not need to do anything to claim them, though it may take a few days for all eligible players to receive them.

Additionally, players who believe they were harmed or damaged by virtue of their in-game Fortnite or Rocket League purchases and meet certain criteria can file a claim for a cash payment of up to $50 or a virtual currency deposit of up to 13,500 V-Bucks (in Fortnite) or 13,000 Credits (in Rocket League). Legal guardians of players who are minors that made in-game purchases without parental permission can seek partial refunds of up to $50, but must agree to the closure of their child's Epic Games accounts.

Fortnite and Rocket League players who made in-game purchases can learn more information about the settlement by visiting www.EpicLootBoxSettlement.com. Important dates and documents will be posted on that website.

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[Frick]

$26.5 million, payed out in Monopoly money.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Epic is living up to their name, because this is an epic win for them..

 

[AsRock]

What a ducking joke.

 

[jrocket]

This class action lawsuit was brought about because Epic had random item loot boxes in their games. As usually, it's the lawyers who win. I bet they are not being paid in v-bucks.

 

[ymbaja]

This class action lawsuit was brought about because Epic had random item loot boxes in their games. As usually, it's the lawyers who win. I bet they are not being paid in v-bucks.

Hopefully they are lol!

 

[AsRock]

Dam court needs frigging suing hahahaha

 

[lexluthermiester]

I bet they are not being paid in v-bucks.

Good point.

 

[Space Lynx]

Something about this just seems really weird... why would a court equate in-game currency to real life currency. Very odd imo. I could care less either way as I do not participate in games that have business models like this anyway so eh. well I suppose I do play World of Warcraft sometimes, and that has in-game store too, but I have never used it.

 

[Vayra86]

This class action lawsuit was brought about because Epic had random item loot boxes in their games. As usually, it's the lawyers who win. I bet they are not being paid in v-bucks.

Nothing a few hot new skins won't fix.

Something about this just seems really weird... why would a court equate in-game currency to real life currency. Very odd imo. I could care less either way as I do not participate in games that have business models like this anyway so eh. well I suppose I do play World of Warcraft sometimes, and that has in-game store too, but I have never used it.

Because in-game currency represents real currency and is spent on products, and a digital product is also a product under customer law.

They keep trying to sell us services, but really, they're products.

That's why you don't want your only access route to be in the cloud. That by definition turns product into service. This is a big one and a lot of people are oblivious to it.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Yeah in store credit maybe they should come out with their own bitcoin lol

 

[mouacyk]

This class action lawsuit was brought about because Epic had random item loot boxes in their games. As usually, it's the lawyers who win. I bet they are not being paid in v-bucks.

I bet it's more than the lawyers who are getting paid.

 

[W1zzard]

I had to lol

 

[jboydgolfer]

i could live without epic , ive played every metro game, until the last one

 

[dj-electric]

I had to read this one twice.
wow.

 

[Caring1]

"$50 and close the child's account"
That's pathetic, particularly where the parent/ guardian has lost hundreds of dollars through the child's purchases.
It's almost like Epic doesn't care.
People should be fully refunded and the ingame loot box system fix so permission is required for a purchase first.

 

[AsRock]

"$50 and close the child's account"
That's pathetic, particularly where the parent/ guardian has lost hundreds of dollars through the child's purchases.
It's almost like Epic doesn't care.
People should be fully refunded and the ingame loot box system fix so permission is required for a purchase first.

Epic's fault ?, yes but come one it's the frigging court system too.

 

[1d10t]

People should be fully refunded and the ingame loot box system fix so permission is required for a purchase first.

All of store system ( PSN, NGS, App store, Playstore or MSStore ) has parental protection or some sort, the problem is most parents clueless to implement it

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

The same company masquerading as the company looking out for the little guy in its battle with Apple. I'm not defending Apple, but Epic ain't on anyone else's side.