Gazette Review
By Sean Farlow
A six year old went on a spending spree while he was playing the game Sonic Forces on an iPad. The child, who spent more than $16,000 on in app-purchases, repeatedly acquired in-game currency for the game.
The discovery was made by his mother Jessica Johnson, who found a number of withdrawals from her credit card. The purchases were made over a series of months. The child spent a total of $16,293.10, with the purchases starting in July. Reports say the child started making in-game purchases of $1.99 a pack to $99.99 bundles. In early July, 25 charges were made to her account from the game. The charges were more than $2,500 but the child continued making more after.