{"id":1483923,"date":"2026-02-02T13:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T13:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/arknights-endfield-paypal-problem-explained-80000"},"modified":"2026-02-02T13:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T13:11:02","slug":"arknights-endfield-developers-reveal-cause-of-unauthorised-paypal-payment-problem-after-roughly-80000-was-charged-community-wide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/arknights-endfield-developers-reveal-cause-of-unauthorised-paypal-payment-problem-after-roughly-80000-was-charged-community-wide\/","title":{"rendered":"Arknights Endfield developers reveal cause of unauthorised Paypal payment problem, after roughly $80,000 was charged community-wide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arknights-endfield-developers-reveal-cause-of-unauthorised-paypal-payment-problem-after-roughly-80000-was-charged-community-wide.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Hypergryph, the developers of Arknights Endfield, has today explained the cause and full scope of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/arknights-endfield-paypal-problem\">last week&#8217;s player mischarge problem<\/a>. 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