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What Fortnite players, parents should know after Epic Games settles with FTC

RALEIGH, N.C. — This week, the Federal Trade Commission announced Cary-based Epic Games would pay more than half a billion dollars in fines — a record amount — for a series of violations involving its most popular game, Fortnite.

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Wolfenstein: The New Order is free on the Epic Games Store

An all-time great shooter is up for grabs on Epic's PC storefront.

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Could you be eligible for a Fortnite refund?

Epic Games has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission $520 million over allegations of privacy violations and unwanted charges. Nearly half of the money will go to refund consumers.

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Fortnite maker to pay $520M for privacy, e-commerce abuses

The maker of the popular Fortnite video game will pay $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle complaints revolving around children’s privacy and its payment methods that tricked players into making unintended purchases

The Independent UK

The FTC hits Fortnite developer Epic Games with $520 million fine

The penalty is over allegations that Epic tricks 'millions of players" into making unintentional purchases in Fortnite.

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Fortnite creator Epic Games to pay record FTC fine over violating children’s privacy

Epic Games, the creator of the popular video game Fortnite, has agreed to pay $520 million to the Federal Trade Commission over complaints that the company violated children’s privacy law and forced unintended purchases through trickery.

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Fortnite maker Epic Games will pay $520 million to settle privacy and deception cases

The company is refunding $245 million to customers who made unwanted purchases because of poor game design, and is paying a $275 million fine for collecting personal data from kids without consent.

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Apple Plans to Let Rival App Stores on iPhones in EU

Apple Inc is preparing to allow alternative app stores on its iPhones and iPads in the European Union as soon as late next year to comply with a new European competition law it had fought, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Opening up to outside…

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Fortnite stops children from chatting or making purchases until they get parental consent

Epic Games have introduced new safety restrictions for children

Evening Standard

Epic adds new parental controls to Fortnite with Cabined Accounts

Fortnite parental controls just got a bit more strict with the new Cabined Accounts update

USA Today Sports Media Group

This tech company is using Harry Potter-themed dining, treehouse meeting rooms, and on-site dry cleaning to lure workers back five days a week

As tech companies embraced fully remote or hybrid work, Wisconsin-based health care tech company Epic brought its employees back in-person.

Fortune

Elon Musk's Apple Attack Sets Stage for Public Spat

Elon Musk's onslaught Monday against Apple Inc. and a cornerstone of the iPhone business empire has set the stage for a potentially bruising battle between the world's richest man and the world's most valuable company.

Bangkok Post

Black Friday Andertons deals 2024: Black Friday is done but there are still loads of deals to get your hands on

Don't worry if you missed out on a Black Friday deal at Andertons, you can still find loads of big savings

MusicRadar

Antitrust battle over iPhone app store goes to appeals court

Apple is heading into a faceoff in federal appeals court with the company behind the popular Fortnite video game

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Evil Dead and a Fire Emblem-alike are the next Epic free games

A survival horror multiplayer game and a modern twist on Fire Emblem are your next Epic free games

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What's free on the Epic Games Store right now?

Stay up to date on what games Epic is giving away each week this year.

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The Witcher 4 Polaris: Everything we know so far

CDPR's upcoming RPG The Witcher 4 will put a new spin on Geralt's universe

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Shadow Tactics and an indie adventure are the next Epic free games

The second November Epic free game offerings are Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun and an indie adventure game

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October’s last Epic free game is Warhammer 40,000

The next Epic free game to close out October is a tactics game, with a new horror game on offer as well

The Guardian - UK

Mike Patton on the return of Dead Cross: ‘This record was forged through Covid, cancer and alcoholism’

The anti-rock star talks about the anarchic thrash of his new album, playing with his other bands Faith No More and Mr Bungle, and how the pandemic drove him to drink

Reason

Marijuana Legalization in California Has Gone Miserably, So Officials Are Expanding Drug Enforcement

The Golden State promises a progressive, environmentally conscious, labor-friendly war on weed.

Tribune News Service

Replay: Epic Games and Apple to face off in second hearing. Here’s what to know

On Oct. 21 in a California courtroom, Cary’s Epic Games will resume its two-year showdown with the world’s richest tech company. That would be Apple, which Epic accuses of maintaining an illegal monopoly. Apple thinks otherwise.

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Fallout 3 is the next Epic free game

Fallout 3 is free on Epic Games for a week, just in time to celebrate the classic RPG’s birthday

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The Rock is coming back to Fortnite again

The Rock heads back to Fortnite, but this time as a unique skin a decade in the making

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Epic announces the next Epic Games Store free game is Toejam & Earl

If you fancy a bit of classic couch co-op action and some '90s nostalgia, then the next Epic Games Store free game is for you

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