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Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, was handed the Federal Trade Commission's largest penalty for breaking a rule.
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The developer was fined $520 million for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and for misleading millions of gamers into making unintended purchases in-game using "Dark Patterns."
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Fortnite is completely free to play.
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It also makes billions from in-game purchases like digital skins for characters and "Battle Passes" which provide useful items as players spend more time playing.
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The FTC released a statement describing Epic's violations.
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It stated that Epic's "counterintuitive and inconsistent button configuration led players to incur unwelcome charges based upon the pressing of a single key."
This included when players believed the game was in sleep mode or loading screen.