Fortnite announces another V-Bucks refund, check if you are eligible

You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here

Your Fortnite account may soon receive another V-Bucks refund! Epic Games announced this on Thursday night, revealing more details about it. Once again, the game developer will provide refunds due to a mistake in the Item Shop. Epic accidentally released an exclusive item with the latest reset of the shop, yet players who purchased it are in for a treat.

In this article, we will explain why many Fortnite players will receive a refund soon. We will also help you determine whether or not you will get 500 V-Bucks back.

Another Fortnite V-Bucks refund is coming soon, here’s why

On Thursday night, Epic Games released the ‘Bow Blades pickaxe to the Item Shop. This harvesting tool was exclusive for FNCS in Chapter 3 – Season 3 and wasn’t supposed to come to the shop. Due to this, the game developer removed it shortly after. Epic also revealed a pleasant surprise for many players, announcing they would get V-Bucks and keep the cosmetic item.

If you purchased the ‘Bow Blades pickaxe on Thursday night, you will soon get a refund of 500 V-Bucks. On top of this, you will keep the pickaxe in your Fortnite locker. To make the situation fair, Epic will release a new variant of the pickaxe and give it to the original owners. This is what happened with the Paradigm skin, which was released by accident a few weeks ago.

'Bow Blades pickaxe in Fortnite
If you purchased ‘Bow Blades, you will receive a Fortnite refund. Image by VideoGamer

The Fortnite developer hasn’t revealed the exact date of the refund. However, we expect it to be processed over the next few days. The refund will be automatically processed, and once you receive it, you will see a pop-up when you log in to Fortnite. On the other hand, original owners will likely wait for a few more weeks to get a new variant of the pickaxe.

6778
What is your favourite game mode in Fortnite?

About the Author

Asmir Pekmic

Asmir is a gaming writer at Video Gamer and has over a decade's experience. In his spare time, Asmir loves playing Fortnite and Overwatch, while basketball is also one of his hobbies.

Fortnite

  • Platform(s): Android, iOS, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X
  • Genre(s): Action, Massively Multiplayer, Shooter
9 VideoGamer