The official Fortnite Status account said players who purchased D4vd-related cosmetics will be able to use an immediate self-service refund option beginning Tuesday, April 28. Players can also request refunds now through Epic Games player support, according to the account.
“We hear the concerns,” the Fortnite Status account said in a post on X. “We have a bunch of changes we’re rolling out over time.”
The move comes after players and Fortnite-focused social media accounts began calling attention to D4vd’s collaborations with the game. Before he became a charting artist, D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, built part of his early audience in the Fortnite community, where his music circulated alongside gameplay clips.
Epic later brought Burke’s music directly into the game through purchasable tracks and cosmetics. The D4vd-related items have included the “Feel It” emote, the track “What Are You Waiting For” and “Locked and Loaded,” which was promoted as a Fortnite anthem.
Burke, 21, was charged April 20 with first-degree murder in Rivas Hernandez’s death. Prosecutors also charged him with lewd and lascivious acts with a person under 14 and mutilating a body.
Rivas Hernandez’s remains were discovered Sept. 8 after workers at a Hollywood tow yard reported an odor coming from Burke’s impounded Tesla, according to authorities. Prosecutors have said the case includes special circumstances that could make Burke eligible for life in prison without parole or the death penalty if convicted.
Burke has pleaded not guilty. His attorneys have said the evidence will show he did not kill Rivas Hernandez and was not responsible for her death.