Last year, Fortnite implemented safeguards to prevent accidental purchases and highlighted parental control features. Epic Games, the creator of the popular battle royale game Fortnite, faces legal action from two parents who filed a lawsuit in a San Francisco court.

Fortnite has swiftly walked back on a weapon nerf that it issued recently, making many players question why the change was ever made.

First reported by Polygon, two parents in the US are suing Epic Games over limited-time sales of Fortnite skins and cosmetics that they argue aren't really limited time at all, creating a false sense of "FOMO"—a term actually used in the lawsuit—for Fortnite's younger players.

Epic Games has announced it is suing an individual from Illinois, named in its suit as one Isaac Strock, for allegedly stealing hundreds of Fortnite accounts which he then re-sold through Telegram.

If this complaint sounds familiar, that’s because it is: The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets fined Epic Games €1,125,000 (roughly $1,200,000) in 2024 for its “misleading countdown timers” and other features that “exploited the vulnerabilities of children.”

There are plenty of Fortnite skins that players want to see return in the Item Shop, but some might be gone for good.

Fortnite and Unreal Engine maker Epic Games is suing a player, Isaac Strock, for allegedly stealing and selling “hundreds” of Fortnite accounts. Epic Games announced the lawsuit in an anti-cheat update on its website on Feb. 27, filed that day in an Illinois court.

Epic Games just released another Fortnite balance update. This is a smaller update that requires no download and was automatically applied. With it, the game developer made a couple of minor changes to make several aspects of the game less effective. Furthermore, Epic added a new item to the Black Market and Shops across the island.

Fortnite has been hit by a lawsuit claiming that it uses “deceptive sales tactics” as a way too “boost” its revenues.

Epic Games brought back hitscan weapons in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 and it's already defining the meta. But what is a hitscan weapon?

Epic Games is facing a class action lawsuit in San Francisco over alleged deceptive practices in Fortnite's Item Shop. The lawsuit accuses the company

Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, has another lawsuit on its hands. Two parents are unhappy with how the in-game store operates, and they sued the company in a San Francisco court. The lawsuit, which claims that Fortnite’s Item Shop creates the illusion of scarcity, contains factual errors, which is why Epic released a statement about it.