Fortnite Developer Seeks To Compel Arbitration Of Youth’s ‘FOMO’ Suit

( May 28, 2025, 11:20 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Epic Games Inc., the developer of “Fortnite,” on May 27 filed a motion in California federal court seeking to compel arbitration of a minor’s putative class action accusing it of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws by using “deceptive countdown timers” and minors’ “fear of missing out” (FOMO) to incentivize their purchases of in-game items....