Among Us developer Innersloth has called out fake merchandise which was spotted on Twitter. Among Us has already had several issues with fake merchandise, resulting in the development team consulting with legal experts on the matterAmong Us remains a popular video game, making it easy to forget how small the gaming studio behind it actually is, with only a handful of employees to its name. Unlike bigger game developers, Innersloth doesn't exclusively rely on game sales to bring in revenue. Another major source of Innersloth's revenue is merch sales.

The meteoric rise of Among Us has seen the title become much more than a mere video game. Thanks to its explosion of popularity in 2020, the game has become something of a pop culture icon. This type of popularity regrettably comes with a price: more fake Among Us merchandise. There is already plenty of official Among Us merchandise to choose from, all of which is available for purchase at Innersloth's online store. The emergence of fake merchandise is an issue that continues to impact many developers throughout the entire industry.

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The official Among Us Twitter account responded to a tweet containing pictures that the developer has branded as fake merchandise. The post in question features four different images of various Among Us products. Close inspection makes it pretty easy to tell that some of these are fake, even without Innersloth's official confirmation. Some of these products are particularly strange, including a backpack featuring one of the game's crewmates dressed as Patrick Star from Spongebob Squarepants. The original poster also spotted t-shirts, ceramic figures, and crewmates sporting what appear to be LEGO arms, in contrast with the characters' traditionally armless appearance.

While excitement spreads concerning the possible nature of the new map to be added to Among Us in the near future, it's understandable that some fans might want to show their appreciation for the popular indie game. And given the game's popularity, it also makes sense that enterprising toy manufacturers would want to cash in on this popularity without licensing its products to the actual developers of the game.

This is not the first time that bizarre knockoff merchandise has been discovered for Among Us. One particularly strange example, in the form of a fake Among Us LEGO set, was discovered in June. This Twitter post indicates that the developers of Among Us are clearly aware of the broad variety of knockoff merchandise profiting off the game; time will tell what it will do about it.

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