SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A lawsuit says 2K refuses to give refunds to gamers whose funds were lost when they terminated games.
J.A., a minor represented by his mother and next friend Andrea Adams, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, filed a complaint Nov. 17 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against 2K Games Inc., and Take Two Interactive Software Inc., alleging civil theft and other claims.
According to her class action, Adams' son J.A. purchased an account for video games in the 2K Games family of video games beginning in 2020. She claims that the defendants publish new versions of their sports games and that those who own the older version of the game lose their access to online play and use of the game's online features.
Adams alleges that the after the game is terminated, the gamers lose their access to the funds that remain in the game wallets that can't be transferred to another game or redeemed. She further alleges the defendants fail to give any warning that the gamers' currency will be destroyed, refuse to refund gamers, and that the defendants' actions are deceptive and unfair.
Adams and the class seek monetary relief, interest, trial by jury and all other just relief. They are represented by Julie Erickson, Elizabeth Kramer and Kevin Osborne of Erickson Kramer Osborne LLP in San Francisco.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California case number 3:23-CV-05961-SK