( September 24, 2026, 05:29 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, faces a threatened Dutch class-action lawsuit seeking more than €100 million for people who played the game before turning 21. Epic was fined €1.125 million on May 14, 2024, by the Dutch consumer regulator after the regulator found that purchase prompts, misleading countdown timers and the rotating selection in Fortnite’s Item Shop unfairly pressured children to make purchases. A Rotterdam court upheld the fines on Jan. 14, 2026, and consumer group Stichting Massaschade & Consument has served Epic with a formal notice of liability ahead of settlement talks and potential court proceedings.Full press release below:...
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