Last week, changes to Star Citizen’s economy created concerns about the game shifting towards becoming “pay to win.” The removal of the UEC cap limit allows players to stockpile in-game cash, causing debates between fans over whether the change will actually have any meaningful impact on the game. In a new “Letter from the Chairman,” Cloud Imperium Games boss Chris Roberts addressed the “pay to win” concerns. The gist of Roberts’ argument is that Star Citizen isn’t a regular game with an end goal, so there’s no traditional “win” state. Players “win” by having fun, and they can have fun whether they shell out extra money or not.

One game that people were concerned would kick 2018 off on the wrong foot? Metal Gear Survive, which initially looked to be filled with a standard number of microtransactions of the pay to win variety. Fret not, as Konami's latest spin-off is keeping those microtransactions away from that controversial design choice.

"If you take a step back and look at the data, an hour of video game content is still one of the cheapest forms of entertainment," says an analyst, suggesting that gamers pay even more for their games.

The Division will have DLC - but it won't have any microtransactions, especially of the "pay to win" variety.

Thought you'd heard the last of PayDay 2's "pay-to-win" microtransactions causing community anger? Nope.

It's been confirmed that Halo 5 has microtransactions, which some say makes the game "pay to win"

EA's Dungeon Keeper earns itself some harsh criticism from the IP's creator

Need a lazyman option to beat Dead Space 3 next month? Well rest assured, one such path does exist, as you'll be able to spend real cash on better digital weapons in that game.