Loot boxes and online currencies under debate Microtransactions and loot boxes have become a major factor in gaming these days. For many people, they are a nice, but not a ...
October 19, 2017 at 11:27 am by Mike Sanders
The true cost of looking good! Many people these days seem to think that looking good in a game is important. In some corners, it’s actually more important than being ...
August 25, 2017 at 3:16 pm by Mike Sanders
We recently reported that Ubisoft caused quite a stir with its implementation of micro-transactions in For Honor, particularly when it comes to the overall pricing of its ...
March 23, 2017 at 6:32 pm by Cernescu Andrei
Microtransactions are a common occurrence in AAA titles and become fairly accepted provided they don’t provide the buyer with an advantage or additional content ...
October 16, 2016 at 6:20 pm by John Williamson
Payday 2 quickly assembled a passionate community in relatively large numbers which made online matches a real treat. The game’s frantic action and tactical heists ...
May 31, 2016 at 4:00 pm by John Williamson
Microtransactions were originally implemented on mobile games which adopted the free-to-play business model. This gave developers the freedom to create a large user-base among ...
February 23, 2016 at 1:00 pm by John Williamson
Peter Molyneux is one of the mistrusted game developers throughout history and it’s not unwarranted given the hugely disappointing releases during the last decade. ...
February 6, 2016 at 2:52 pm by John Williamson
DOOM is one of the most influential and iconic video games ever devised. ID Software’s classic first-person-shooter popularized the genre and showcased the potential of ...
February 5, 2016 at 7:28 pm by John Williamson
Homefront: The Revolution is an upcoming first-person-shooter and follows the story of Ethan Brady as he stages a resistance movement against a vicious Korean army in ...
February 3, 2016 at 6:41 pm by John Williamson
Over the years, gaming habits change. From triple-A games being released at £40, to subscription-based games and even free games with paid bonuses. A large number of ...
January 27, 2016 at 12:02 pm by Gareth Andrews
Italian developer, Milestone produced a number of officially licensed world rally games which left racing aficionados disappointed due to the sub-par graphics, synthetic audio ...
January 23, 2016 at 9:10 pm by John Williamson
Microtransactions originated from free-to-play mobile games and eventually became a common occurrence in full priced blockbusters like Halo 5. Some users defend ...
December 24, 2015 at 3:00 pm by John Williamson
Halo 5: Guardians received a fairly mixed response from fans due to the short campaign and disappointing story. The developer, 343 Industries focused on the multiplayer aspect ...
December 7, 2015 at 3:00 pm by John Williamson
After the vociferous backlash to it introducing microtransactions to it popular first-person shooter Payday 2, developer Overkill has apologised for alienating the game’s ...
November 24, 2015 at 12:00 am by Ashley Allen
Forza Motorsport 5 was a key launch title for Microsoft’s latest console but arguably the weakest so far due to a complete lack of content and microtransactions. The end ...
November 23, 2015 at 10:00 am by John Williamson
