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Playdate maker Panic refunds tariff surcharges to customers

GamesIndustry.biz reports that Playdate maker Panic is refunding tariff surcharges after the US government returned money tied to Trump-era tariffs. The company had passed along a clearly labeled 19% line …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Panic passes Trump tariff refunds back to the Playdate customers who paid them

Ars Technica reports that Panic is refunding Playdate buyers for the tariff charges it passed through this year. The company says it has started receiving refunds after the Supreme Court …

News Ars Technica · 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Developer Cold Iron Studios shuts down cloud version of $60 game with no refunds

Ars Technica reports that Cold Iron Studios has shut down the cloud version of Aliens: Fireteam Elite on Nintendo Switch, leaving buyers without refunds. The base game launched at $30, …

News Ars Technica · 1 month, 1 week ago
Nexon Q1 net income rises 118% to $360.7m

Nexon’s Q1 was driven by Arc Raiders and MapleStory, but the headline is less about raw growth than about how much of it came from live-service momentum and one-time FX …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 4 months ago
Epic Games commits to "immediate self-service refunds" for D4vd cosmetics after murder charge, but not to removing them entirely

Epic says players who bought D4vd-branded Fortnite items will get an immediate self-service refund starting April 28. That’s a fast response, but the cosmetics aren’t being pulled from the game …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Sony appears to be auto-refunding Highguard players their microtransaction payments

Sony is automatically refunding microtransaction payments to PlayStation 5 players of Highguard, a free-to-play hero shooter. This decision comes after the game's closure due to poor performance metrics. Developers should …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 6 months ago