Epic Games Confirms Fortnite Refunds for D4vd Cosmetics, Plans Further Changes

Epic Games has confirmed it volition refund D4vd cosmetics to immoderate Fortnite subordinate who makes a petition via subordinate support, with further changes to come.

21-year-old U.S. vocalist D4vd, existent sanction David Anthony Burke, was charged with the execution of a 14-year-old girl, Celeste Rivas Hernandez. It is alleged that helium killed her connected oregon astir April 23, 2025, aft she threatened to study their relationship. Burke pleaded not blameworthy to first-degree murder, lewd and lascivious acts with a idiosyncratic nether 14, and mutilating a dormant body.

Fortnite players had for immoderate clip called connected Epic Games to region D4vd emotes and jamtracks from the game, with immoderate saying they would alternatively not ain the items. The D4vd items see the Feel It and Trophy Drop emotes, and the What Are You Waiting For and Locked and Loaded Jam Tracks.

Today, aft players reported occurrence successful getting a refund from Epic via subordinate support, a tweet from the Fortnite Status relationship confirmed the news, and noted that further changes were coming. The connection is published below:

We perceive the concerns. We person a clump of changes we’re rolling retired implicit time. The archetypal 1 volition beryllium disposable connected Tuesday April 28th, erstwhile anyone who purchased 1 of these items volition beryllium capable to get an contiguous self-service refund. And, close now, players who petition refunds for D4vd cosmetics via subordinate enactment tin beryllium refunded.

Some players are present asking Epic Games to region the D4vd emotes from their accounts if they obtained 1 of them without buying it, for illustration done tourney placements. Epic has yet to accidental if it volition region D4vd cosmetics wholly from the game, but based connected its statement, this could autumn nether "a clump of changes we’re rolling retired implicit time."

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