{"id":655658,"date":"2026-03-31T07:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fall-guys-developer-mediatonic-apologises-for-a-bug-that-auto-purchases-premium-items"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:04:09","slug":"fall-guys-developer-mediatonic-apologises-for-a-bug-that-auto-purchases-premium-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/fall-guys-developer-mediatonic-apologises-for-a-bug-that-auto-purchases-premium-items\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Guys&#8217; developer Mediatonic apologises for a bug that &#8220;auto-purchases&#8221; premium items"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fall-guys-developer-mediatonic-apologises-for-a-bug-that-auto-purchases-premium-items.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Mediatonic has apologised for a bug that was causing players to make &#8220;accidental&#8221; premium purchases in Fall Guys.\n<\/p>\n<p>The issue first popped up on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/FallGuysGame\/comments\/vuag8t\/update_list_of_users_who_accidentally_bought\/\">game&#8217;s subreddit<\/a>, with dozens of players complaining that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/FallGuysGame\/comments\/vq5yb4\/this_new_shop_is_a_joke_was_checking_out_some\/\">items had been &#8220;auto-purchased&#8221;<\/a> when previewing them in Fall Guys&#8217; in-game store.\n<\/p>\n<p>Other issues included Show Bucks going mysteriously missing, hidden key bindings triggering purchases, items being switched after selection, and &#8220;a lot of players&#8221; finding that they inexplicably have &#8220;less currency now&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fall-guys-developer-mediatonic-apologises-for-a-bug-that-auto-purchases-premium-items\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fall-guys-developer-mediatonic-apologises-for-a-bug-that-auto-purchases-premium-items\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mediatonic has apologised for a bug that was causing players to make &#8220;accidental&#8221; premium purchases in Fall Guys. The issue first popped up on the game&#8217;s subreddit, with dozens of players complaining that items had been &#8220;auto-purchased&#8221; when previewing them in Fall Guys&#8217; in-game store. Other issues included Show Bucks going mysteriously missing, hidden key bindings triggering purchases, items being switched after selection, and &#8220;a lot of players&#8221; finding that they inexplicably have &#8220;less currency now&#8221;. 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