On the 
surface, you can’t beat free-to-play games. After all, having access to titles people used to pay $15 a month for without ever having to open your wallet? It sounds too good to be true.
Unfortunately, it often is.
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‘Peanuts’ app coming from makers of controversial Smurfs Village
You’re on the 
iPhone, Charlie Brown.
Capcom has acquired the rights to create social games based on Charles Schultz’ s Peanuts comic empire, which will put Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the gang on Apple’s iDevices this fall.
FTC plans to review in-app purchases
It’s not often that the Smurfs can
trigger an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission.
Amid stories of parents being shocked to see their children inadvertently racking up huge bills while innocently playing apps like Smurfs’ Village (a Farmville-like game centering on the little blue folk), the FTC reportedly plans to review the marketing and delivery of apps that include in-app purchases.
Chris Morris: Journalist 