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  "id": 3794729,
  "title": "Playdate maker Panic refunds tariff surcharges to customers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/playdate-maker-panic-refunds-tariff-surcharges-to-customers",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-27T18:26:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GamesIndustry",
    "slug": "gamesindustry",
    "url": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playdate-maker-panic-refunds-tariff-surcharges-to-customers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Panic, the creator of the Playdate gaming console, has announced it will refund tariff surcharges to customers. This decision came after the company received a refund from the US government, following a Supreme Court ruling that President Trump's tariffs constituted an unlawful use of emergency powers. According to Game Developer, Panic initially tried to absorb the 19% tariff cost, but found it financially challenging for a small company. They later added a clearly labeled tariff line item to Playdate orders during the period the charges applied. Co-founder Cabel Sasser explained that refunding the surcharge felt like the right decision, as it was \"just not our money to keep.\" Other companies affected by the ruling, such as Target, Home Depot, and Walmart, received billions of dollars in refunds, while Nintendo opted to keep a $300 million refund, which it has chosen to retain. Nintendo and several other firms are now facing lawsuits over their decision to keep the refunded amount, with plaintiffs arguing customers were aware of paying the tariffs at the time of purchase.",
  "summary": "Playdate maker Panic is refunding tariff surcharges to customers after receiving its own refund from the US government after the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump's tariffs were an unlawful use of emergency powers. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "Panic passes Trump tariff refunds back to the Playdate customers who paid them",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/panic-passes-trump-tariff-refunds-back-to-the-playdate-customers-who",
        "published": "2026-08-27T14:53:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Playdate Manufacturer Panic Is Passing Tariff Refunds to Customers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/playdate-manufacturer-panic-is-passing-tariff-refunds-to-customers",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Slashdot",
        "title": "Panic Passes Trump Tariff Refunds Back to Playdate Customers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/panic-passes-trump-tariff-refunds-back-to-playdate-customers",
        "published": "2026-08-27T18:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}