Epic Games, the maker of the popular video game Fortnite, has agreed to pay a record $520 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that company violated online child privacy laws and tricked players into making unintentional purchases.

Under the settlement, Epic will pay a $275 million penalty for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and $245 million in refunds to players who were allegedly tricked into making purchases through design ploys. The settlement marks both the largest penalty doled out for violating an FTC rule, and the biggest refund for a gaming case under the FTC.

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“This agreement is not a parking ticket — it’s a clear demonstration of the FTC’s full-throated commitment to protecting children online and ending the use of dark patterns,” said Sarah Miller, executive director of the American Economic Liberties Project, a group that has advocated for the regulation of tech companies.