Fortnite players have expressed outrage after being informed that the prices of the game's currency, known as V-Bucks, will go up. Many parents of children who play the worldwide popular online video game will have received an email about the change overnight, around 2am.
The move comes as Fortnite's publisher, Epic Games, has decided to bump costs up in line with inflation, stating that the main reason is "based on economic factors like inflation and currency fluctuations". Other titles by Epic Games are also set to be affected by the price hike, including free-to-play battle royale Fall Guys.
Epic Games isn't the only publisher rising its prices due to 'inflation' amid the cost of living crisis. PlayStation also increased the price of its PS5 console last August, with Xbox following suit by bumping up the amount gamers pay for its Xbox Series X and Xbox Game Pass this month.
