Microtransactions

CD Projekt Red Speaks Out Against Microtransactions After Dragon’s Dogma 2’s Fiasco

According to a comment that was made by the Chief Financial Officer at CD Projekt Red, the company won't be…

8 months ago

EU Votes to Officially Investigate Loot Boxes and Microtransactions!

The debate surrounding loot boxes and microtransactions within games, despite much talk, continues to wage on. - Publishers like EA,…

2 years ago

Resident Evil 4 Remake Concerns as ESRB Rating Cites ‘In-Game Purchases’

With the Resident Evil 4 Remake scheduled for release on March 24th, the hype for this upcoming title is already…

2 years ago

EA Says Gamers “Love” Loot Boxes – In Other News, PR Team Accused of Smoking Crack!

I think it would be fair to say that despite the number of people who spend money on loot boxes,…

2 years ago

Diablo Immortal Player Spends $100K And Are So OP They Can’t Get a Matchmake!

The predatory nature of Diablo Immortal's microtransaction system is hardly any secret and my opinion on the game has always…

2 years ago

Diablo Immortal Has Reportedly Made $24M in its Opening 2 Weeks!

You would've been forgiven for thinking that given all the negative news surrounding Diablo Immortal (pretty much ever since it…

2 years ago

Blizzard is Hiring a Microtransactions Manager for Diablo 4

I daresay that it probably hasn't escaped your attention that the decent release of Diablo Immortal has come with more…

2 years ago

Twitch Streamer Spends Over $6,500 on Diablo Immortal – Gets ZERO 5-Star Gems

While Diablo Immortal might seem like an excellent game on the surface (which it is), it's hard to deny that…

2 years ago

Diablo Immortal Character Max Out Costs $110,000?! (More Like Diablo Immoral!)

Diablo Immortal didn't get off to the best of starts when it was initially revealed at Blizzcon back in 2018.…

2 years ago

Gaming Legend Sid Meier Warns Devs ‘Focus More on Gameplay, Not Monetisation!’

Sid Meier is undoubtedly one of the most respected names in gaming. Well known for his highly-popular 'Civilization' franchise, when…

3 years ago

UK Introduces New In-Game Ad/Microtransactions Rules!

Microtransactions and in-game advertisements are undoubtedly a huge and very lucrative part of gaming. Particularly so in regards to the…

3 years ago

FIFA 22 Will Introduce ‘Preview Packs’ to Battle Loot Box Controversy!

Being as fair and diplomatic as I possibly can be, the opinion of whether 'loot boxes' in past FIFA games…

3 years ago

Google ‘Considered’ Buying Epic Games to Stop Lawsuits!

As you're probably aware, Epic Games is currently in the middle of more than a few legal battles as it…

3 years ago

EA Attempts to Defend Leaked ‘Loot Box’ Document

I think it would be pretty fair to say that if you were to take a general poll of gaming…

4 years ago

Battlefield 6 May Opt for Some ‘Free to Play’ Modes

I was once a huge fan of the Battlefield franchise, but I have to admit that the more recent releases…

4 years ago