LOS ANGELES (AP) — The publisher of the popular "The Smurfs' Village" game for the iPhone and iPad has added a warning that virtual items such as "Smurfberries" cost real money -- as much as $100 with ...

"The Smurfs' Village," a game for the iPhone and other Apple gadgets, was released a month ago and quickly became the highest-grossing application in the iTunes store. Yet it's free to download.

(CBS/AP) Listen up, parents! "Smurfberries" cost real money -- but you might already know that. The publisher of the popular "The Smurfs' Village" game for the iPhone and iPad recently added a warning ...

NEW YORK — The publisher of the popular “The Smurfs’ Village” game for the iPhone and iPad has added a warning that virtual items such as “Smurfberries” cost real money — as much as $100 with just two ...

NEW YORK — “The Smurfs’ Village,” a game for the iPhone and other Apple gadgets, was released a month ago and quickly became the highest-grossing application in the iTunes store. Yet it’s free to ...

Capcom’s Smurfs’ Village has garnered an astonishing volume of controversy since it first debuted in the App Store. The issue? Smurfs’ Village is a freemium title: free to play, but all of your ...

NEW YORK — The publisher of the popular “The Smurfs’ Village” game for the iPhone and iPad has added a warning that virtual items such as “Smurfberries” cost real money — as much as $100 with just two ...

So where does the money come from? Kelly Rummelhart of Gridley, Calif., has part of the answer. Her 4-year-old son was using her iPad to play the game and racked up $66.88 in charges on her credit ...

Parents want their children to become comfortable with technology. But in the course of amusing themselves with apps and games, kids can unknowingly (or perhaps knowingly) pile up huge bills on their ...

The publisher of the popular “The Smurfs’ Village” game for the iPhone and iPad has added a warning that virtual items such as “Smurfberries” cost real money – as much as $100 with just two taps on ...