Subscriptions and micro-transactions are the future
Expect to pay more for your games thanks to microtransactions, subscriptions and DLC.
GTA V is going to make over $165 million from DLC alone
In the next year, Grand Theft Auto V could make hundreds of millions of dolars more with online purchases.
Ryse comes with microtransactions
Ryse won't just be shipping with single-player action and men in short tunics killing one another. It'll have some micros-transactions on the side as well.
Blizzard confirms World of Warcraft microtransactions
There were rumblings a few days ago that Blizzard was looking to start introducing some form of micro-transactions in World of Warcraft. Well wonder no more, because that’s happening.
Could World of Warcraft be going free-to-play?
A developer has confirmed that micro-transactions are now being added to the PTR (Public Test Realm). Does this mean that World of Warcraft too will be shifting to the free-to-play model?
The way you pay for games won’t change
While half the industry is embracing free-to-play and microtransactions, Activision believes that there won;t be any "dramatic shifts" in the way games are sold.
Dead Space isn’t dead, but the situation is ugly
We recently posted a rumour, originating from Videogamer, that said that Dead Space franchise, following low retail performance of Dead Space 3. EA has since called the rumour “Patently false.” And now? Now it’s gotten ugly. Last Updated: March 7, 2013
FFD: Do you even Microtransact, bro?
It all started with a bit of Horse Armor. For just 5 USD, you could outfit your in-game horse with some sweet looking armour that made your equine beast look shiny, but did very little else. Since then, it’s all spiralled out of control – we’ve got season passes, online passes and worse. Last Updated: March 1, 2013
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