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Respawn Entertainment responds to questions regarding Apex Legends expensive cosmetics

By Brad Lang
May 24, 2021
in :  Gaming
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A whole lot was said but it didn’t sound like there were many answers to be found…

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Fans of Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla are becoming sick of pricey microtransactions

By Brad Lang
February 8, 2021
in :  Gaming
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The more things change the more they stay the same. Who doesn’t like expensive microtransactions in an already full-priced game?

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Activision Blizzard made $1.2 billion from microtransactions in just three months

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 2, 2020
in :  Gaming
8

Activision Blizzard has reported its new financial numbers for the July-September period, and in total the company has raked in $1.2 billion from microtransactions, which have been rebranded as “in-game net bookings.” That’s a gigantic 69% improvement from the same period as last year, as Activision Blizzard pulled in $709 million from in-game net bookings coin back then.

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BMW is planning to add microtransactions to its cars

By Craig Risi
July 3, 2020
in :  Technology
7

Microtransactions are a horrible part of the gaming world that most people wish never existed. And now it's coming to the car manufacturing world.

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Crash Bandicoot 4 is confirmed to not have microtransactions

By Brad Lang
July 1, 2020
in :  Gaming
1

Some questionable store listings and the inclusion of real money purchases within Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled have caused some very concerned speculation.

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Riot confirms Volarant will not have loot boxes, instead going the battle pass route like everyone else

By Brad Lang
March 6, 2020
in :  Gaming
3

The free-to-play tactical shooter will also be selling cosmetics such as weapons skins and sprays accessible through both the in-game store or the premium battle pass.

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EA made nearly a billion Dollars in the last quarter thanks to “Live Services”

By Geoffrey Tim
January 31, 2020
in :  Gaming
15

Publisher Electronic Arts has reported on its quarterly earnings for the last three months of 2019, and they’ve made an awful lot of money on their “live services” which is a bit of a catchall-term for microtransactions

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Surprise! Rocket League overhauls microtransaction pricing after fan backlash

By Geoffrey Tim
December 12, 2019
in :  Gaming
3

If you called it, saying that the outrage around Rocket League’s exorbitant pricing seemed like a manufactured stunt that would lead to lowered pricing intended to make everybody happy, then give yourselves a high five and/or pat on the back. While it may not be quite as conspiratorial as that, Psyonix has announced that they’re reworking the game’s economy, by slashing the prices on its much maligned store.

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