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Paid Items From AC Valhalla Available for Free Thanks to Mods
AC Valhalla's PC fans share a way to unlock all items from the game's premium shop. Thanks to several tricks they acquired access to paid costumes and other cosmetic accessories that have not yet been officially announced by the developers.
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Michael Kulakowski
December 1, 2020
No More Account Family Drama as FIFA 21 Introduces Expense Control
FIFA 21 introduced a new function. From now on, it will be possible to check and limit the time spent in the game and money spent on microtransactions on PC (and soon also on consoles).
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Jacob Blazewicz
November 13, 2020
EA Sued Again, This Time Concerning Changes in FUT's Difficulty
There have been reports of another suit against Electronic Arts in connection with the Ultimate Team mode. This time the company has been accused of not informing players about the Dynamic Difficulty Level Adjustment system, which is supposed to encourage the use of microtransactions in FIFA, Madden NFL and NHL games.
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Jacob Blazewicz
November 12, 2020
Penalty of Up to 500,000 Euros a Week for Lootboxes in FIFA
The Dutch Gaming Authority has ordered Electronic Arts to withdraw lootboxes (i.e. packs of player cards) from FIFA Ultimate Team within next three weeks. If the company does not comply, it will have to pay a weekly financial penalty of €500,000. EA intends to appeal.
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Paul Wozniak
October 29, 2020
New Chara in Genshin Impact Earned the Devs a Lot of Money
Genshin Impact is going on strong. The recent debut of the new heroine encouraged players to spend a lot of money, making MiHoYo's title the best-selling iOS game in eight countries.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 23, 2020
Endgame Genshin Impact Becomes Pay-to-Win? Community Rages
The popularity of Genshin Impact is not waning, but not everyone is delighted with some of the game's solutions. The controversy is primarily aroused by the Resin system, which, according to malcontents, limits the players at a later stage of the game too much and forces the frequent use of microtransactions.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 8, 2020
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EA Taking Flak for Lootbox Ad Aimed at Kids [Updated]
Electronic Arts has placed an advertisement of FIFA 21 Ultimate Team lootboxes in a toy catalogue available in Smyths Toys chain store in UK.
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Bart Swiatek
October 1, 2020
First Reviews: NBA 2K21 - Repetitiveness and Annoying Microtransactions
First reviews of the latest installment of Visual Concepts' sports series dedicated to basketball, NBA 2K21, have appeared on the web. It seems that this is not a title to revolutionize the series. The reviewers indicate solutions and elements copied from the previous installment and tiring, ubiquitous microtransactions.
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Bart Swiatek
September 9, 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 Will Not Cost More on PS5 and XSX
CD Projekt RED provided answers to investor questions. It was revealed that the price of the game on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X will not be increased and that the microtransactions in multiplayer mode will not be aggressive.
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Aleksandra Dziwinska
September 6, 2020
Marvel's Avengers - Details on Free DLC and Microtransactions
Square Enix has published an article on the post-release DLC for Marvel's Avengers. The new characters along with story content will be made available for free, but the players will also receive an option to buy a premium pass.
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Jacob Blazewicz
August 30, 2020
Another Lawsuit Against EA; Ultimate Team in FIFA and Madden is Gambling
Electronic Arts has been sued in California for FIFA and Madden Ultimate Team packages. According to the plaintiff, these lootboxes are nothing but a game of chance, an example of gambling, which is illegal in this state.
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Jacob Blazewicz
August 17, 2020
EA Doesn't Release New Hits, And Still Makes Money Like Crazy
Despite the lack of large releases, the past quarter was a record one in financial terms for Electronic Arts. This success is due to increased interest in FIFA 20, Madden NFL 20 and Apex Legends.
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Adrian Werner
July 31, 2020
CS:GO Player Spent $15,000 to Get a Rare Skin
One Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player has spent $15,000 to get his dream skin, which is extremely rare, using so-called contracts. He shared the whole action on his YouTube channel.
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Paul Wozniak
July 27, 2020
The BBC Attacks Lootboxes in FIFA, Dramatic Story of Addicted Gamer
The BBC station described the story of a gamer addicted to spending money in the FIFA series. A young British man spent almost 3,000 pounds in FUT mode, wasting his parents' savings.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 10, 2020
Microsoft Flight Simulator Store Will Offer Paid Mods
The upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator is not only supposed to pamper players with regular add-ons and updates, but also to openly cooperate with modders, providing them with a digital marketplace.
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Karol Laska
July 9, 2020
CS:GO - Weapon Skin Sold for Record Price of $100,000
According to user ohnePixel, a Chinese collector paid 100 thousand dollars for StatTrak M4A4 (Howl) skin for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This is the most expensive item of its kind in history.
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Bart Swiatek
July 7, 2020
Crash Bandicoot 4 Devs Assure There Will be no Microtransactions
Studio Toys for Bob has denied the rumors and assured that there will be no microtransactions in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time.
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Adrian Werner
July 1, 2020
Crash Bandicoot 4 With Microtransactions
Thanks to Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time's profile in Microsoft Store we found out that microtransactions will appear in the game. Among them we will probably find alternative character skins.
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Adrian Werner
June 29, 2020
Microtransactions Dominate; Game Sales Revenue Becomes Secondary
According to Newzoo analysts, this year as much as 74% of the industry's revenue will come from microransactions. The sales of premium games will provide only 21%.
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Adrian Werner
June 26, 2020
Valorant - Players Complain About Prices of Skin Sets
Valorant players are constantly complaining about the exorbitant prices of cosmetic sets containing themed weapon skins. According to a large part of the community, these items are not worth their price. For the newest one, we have to pay $71.
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Paul Wozniak
June 15, 2020