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consumerist.com - 3/6/2009

Visa And Capcom Announce Street Fighter Hyper Fee Edition Card [Capcom]

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Video game maker Capcom has partnered with Visa to offer a pre-paid debit card with so many fees that it will shrink your wallet from an E. Honda to a Dhalsim. The hurricane kick of fees, inside....

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cellular-news.com - 2/27/2009

Visa Sued Over SMS Alerts Service

— cellular-news.com — ­Credit card merchant, Visa is being sued by a small US firm for allegedly infringing a patent... which covers the use of SMS to alert spenders of transactions. Charge Notification Services Corporation is a relatively young company in Miami, Florida, ... (more) Visa Sued Over SMS Alerts Service

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kotaku.com - 3/2/2009

Want To Own This Amazing Street Fighter IV Cabinet? [Street Fighter]

— kotaku.com — Well, you can. It's up for sale/auction on eBay right now, is a genuine Street Fighter IV... arcade board, and best of all, all proceeds go to charity. If you were at the Street Fighter IV launch party... (more) Want To Own This Amazing Street Fighter IV Cabinet? ...

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Capcom Visa cards full of hidden charges (just like Guile)
Joystiq — ... pay for balance inquiries, ATM transactions, overdrafts (to the tune of whatever you spent plus ten dollars), customer service calls, bill payment by check (seriously), and not using your card for 90 days. This isn't unique to the Capcom cards: this is just how it is for prepaid cash cards. You pay a lot for the privilege of having a card. It's your call whether you love Bionic Commando's Nathan Spencer enough to put up with this business. [Via The Consumerist -- thanks Don!] Capcom Visa cards full of hidden charges (just ...

Capcom Debit Cards Tiger Uppercut You With Bank Fees [Capcom]
Kotaku — ... - If a transaction is declined? That's $0.50 - If you need/want to call to speak to customer service, it'll cost you $0.25 per minute to speak to a machine, and $1.50 on top of that if you want to speak to a human - You're charged $10 for every overdraft on the card - Closing the account will cost you $10 Best part? You'll even be charged for avoiding the above fees, as you're slugged $5 in "dormancy" fees if you don't spend any money. Know the rules [Defend Your Dollars, via Consumerist ]

Buyer beware: There’s a lot of fees associated with that Street Fighter Visa debit card
CrunchGear — ... looks cool—hey, it’s Ryu v. Ken!—but you’d better look at the fine print lest The Powers That Be nickel-and-dime you. In short, there’s a hell of a lot of fees associated with the card that you ought to know about. ...