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Ted Litchfield

Parents are suing Epic over Fortnite item shop 'FOMO' timers they say are inaccurate and manipulative

Fortnite jacked Peter Griffin.

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.

Like many in-game cosmetic storefronts, Fortnite will have daily or otherwise limited-time sales with live timers counting down the life of the discount.

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