Epic Games bolsters Fortnite and UEFN parental controls to monitor playtime and set time limits

Epic Video games is introducing two new parental controls to assist dad and mom higher monitor their kid’s Fortnite and UEFN time: time restrict controls and time experiences.

In response to a statement from Epic, the latter will do precisely because the identify suggests and offers dad and mom entry to a dashboard which supplies a day by day breakdown of time spent in Fortnite and UEFN.

The previous helps dad and mom restrict the entire period of time their little one can play per day, select particular time home windows when their little one can play every day – and set cut-off dates inside that window – and select whether or not to permit their little one to request extra time.

“If a mum or dad units up a time restrict, their little one will start seeing in-game notifications after they have half-hour left in Fortnite and UEFN,” Epic defined.

“As soon as the kid reaches their restrict, they will be unable to make use of Fortnite or UEFN till the following day or till a brand new window begins, until a mum or dad chooses to grant extra time.”

The time restrict controls work throughout all gadgets linked to the identical account.

Yesterday we discovered that Epic Games is filing another legal complaint against Google as well as Samsung, claiming the latter’s Auto Blocker is a barrier to various app shops and clashes with a jury verdict final yr.