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Epic Games is in the eye of the storm once again. This time, Epic has been fined by the United States' Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the reason being collecting data from children under the age of 13 and also pairing children with other people around the world, failing to adhere to proper parental control and giving an entry for children to be harassed, bullied and threated online, for which Epic Games is being fined $275 million USD by the FTC.

Not only that, but Epic is also getting another fine regarding their in-game store and refund system, with a sum of $245 million USD. This comes from the way in which Epic lays out their button and UI configurations to trick the users into making unwanted purchases, and also, there have been mentions of parents claiming their kids make additional purchases based on the credit card information they used from a previous purchase, meaning that the subsequent purchases didn't require any form of verification or validation.

To make matters worse for Epic Games, they are currently facing a class-action lawsuit in Canada by parents claiming the game is made specifically designed in a way to make the game addictive, which might fall under the World Health Organization's definition of "gaming disorder" as an illness. Canada approved the lawsuit, and it still remains to be seen what might come out of it in court.

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[Noctosphere]

No, you’re thinking of razz jabjacket

or maybe Jack Jizzed on Rabbit

 

[JaapDaniels]

well, it's on sale right now
https://www.gog.com/game/jazz_jackrabbit_2_collection

Allready got them, thanks though.

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No, you’re thinking of razz jabjacket

man you should stop sniffing the grass, it's taking guite a bit of you're brain.

 

[Noctosphere]

Allready got them, thanks though.

kk, but ... did you get it... on sale...?
Because if you didn't, now is your chance

 

[JaapDaniels]

or maybe Jack Jizzed on Rabbit

sound like a far too cheap snuff video, should i be concerned?

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kk, but ... did you get it... on sale...?
Because if you didn't, now is your chance

It was free game so, i think it's overpriced now.

 

[Noctosphere]

sound like a far too cheap snuff video, should i be concerned?

Well, you said you bought it...
I'm asking "Did you buy it for full price?"
Because if you did, you could save money right now by buying it on sale

 

[JaapDaniels]

sound like a far too cheap snuff video, should i be concerned?

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Well, you said you bought it...
I'm asking "Did you buy it for full price?"
Because if you did, you could save money right now by buying it on sale

Really? buying it twice will save me money?

 

[Noctosphere]

Really? buying it twice will save me money?

well, i bet you bought it full price right?
I mean, if you are a real gamer, when you see a game that fit the genre you usually play, you buy it as soon as it gets on sale
Of course, not as soon as it gets JUST on sale...
If it's only 10% off, it's not worth it sometime
But did you open the link?
It's 80F%
You just CANT let it pass
You HAVE to buy it if it fits the kind of game you usually play, it will make you save money

 

[JaapDaniels]

well, i bet you bought it full price right?
I mean, if you are a real gamer, when you see a game that fit the genre you usually play, you buy it as soon as it gets on sale
Of course, not as soon as it gets JUST on sale...
If it's only 10% off, it's not worth it sometime
But did you open the link?
It's 80F%
You just CANT let it pass
You HAVE to buy it if it fits the kind of game you usually play, it will make you save money

Read back my reaction, i already said what i paid and think the games are worth.
when i first got these games i must've been 10 years old it had a special intro (about razor1911 i beleve and i didn't pay for it), now i got it original for the same price

 

[Noctosphere]

Read back my reaction, i already said what i paid and think the games are worth.

oh, well if it was free, then nevermind

 

[SylverReZ]

oh, well if it was free, then nevermind

I just get them all for free.

 

[Godofcheese]

Burn

 

[Noctosphere]

Burn

OH YES PLEASE
BURNT CHEESE TASTE REALLY GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LightBeam]

Can they pay even more for delisting all Unreal Tournament games ? Would be nice

 

[Noctosphere]

Can they pay even more for delisting all Unreal Tournament games ? Would be nice

they should actually take down all of Fortnite servers

 

[Luke94]

Epic will never care about Jack Jazzrabbit. Can you please STOP posting about it all the time please?
No one except you care about that franchise. Epic earn way to much money on Multiplayer games compared to a platformer that barley anyone remembers.

Well how about even Unreal Tournament? However forth installment would be named remake/reboot of the original series. They should also consider eventually optionally Jazz Jackrabbit third installment.

 

[linuxares]

Well how about even Unreal Tournament? However forth installment would be named remake/reboot of the original series. They should also consider eventually optionally Jazz Jackrabbit third installment.

They stopped developing the free to play UT. So no?

 

[SylverReZ]

they should actually take down all of Fortnite servers

Yes, that would be great.

 

[Luke94]

It would be better of what if Epic Games would be next Sega and Sega next Nintendo.

 

[Tescu05]

because FADnite is just pure micro transaction garbage aimed at kids!

right... at least it's not as big as it was in 2017-2019

 

[Kioku]

Wait, they got fined because kids got shit talked by the people they were paired with? I hate to reach for this overused phrase but that really does seem like a slippery slope. I don’t understand what they can really do about that.

Keep voice/text chat as an opt-in service. Poor parenting can only be used as an excuse for so long.