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ESRB Will Inform of Randomized Microtransactions
The ESRB, an age rating organisation for US and Canadian markets, introduces a new label. It will enable players to know whether the title contains any form of randomized microtransactions.
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Paul Wozniak
April 14, 2020
Valorant Without Lootboxes and Pay to Win
The team working on Valorant provided details of the microtransaction system. The creators of League of Legends have still not revealed the release date of their latest title.
video games
March 6, 2020
Dead or Alive 6 Microtransactions Pushed to Ridiculous Levels
PS4's Dead or Alive 6 has now a new option - we can change the character's hair colour. However, this did not please the players, because it involves a controversial system of microtransactions.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 2, 2020
GTA 5 Sales Exceeded 120 Million Copies; RDR2 - Over 29 Million
Take-Two Interactive has published a new financial report. In addition to revenue and profit data, the document includes the sales results of titles from Rockstar Games. We learned that Grand Theft Auto 5 has already found over 120 million buyers and Red Read Redemption 2 - 29 million.
video games
Adrian Werner
February 7, 2020
EA is Making a Fortune on Microtransactions
Electronic Arts reported that in the last quarter of 2019 it earned almost one billion dollars on microtransactions. They account for more than half of the publisher's total revenues.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 31, 2020
Nintendo Earned One Billion Dollars in Revenue From Mobile Games
Sensor Tower, the analytical group, revealed the financial results of Nintendo's mobile games. Titles like Fire Emblem Heroes or Mario Kart Tour have brought the company one billion dollars in revenue.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 29, 2020
Doom Eternal Without Microtransactions
The producer of Doom Eternal confirmed that the game will not have any microtransactions. The FPS from id Software is to be a complete game, offering full experience without the need to spend extra money.
video games
Bart Woldanski
January 27, 2020
UK's Healthcare: Lootboxes Expose Children to Gambling Addiction
England's mental health director, Claire Murdoch, claims that lootboxes in video games put children at risk of becoming addicted to gambling. Thus, she calls for the companies behind such games to take appropriate action.
video games
Paul Wozniak
January 19, 2020
Player Spends $1.4 Million on Game Character; Gets Stolen and Sold for $500
One Chinese player spent 8-10 million yuan on developing his character in MMO game Justice Online. When he shared his account with a friend, the latter put the hero in the auction house, but.... mistakenly entered a price that was a few zeros short. As a result, the hero was purchased for about 1/2560 of the original amount.
video games
Bart Swiatek
November 26, 2019
Cyberpunk 2077 - Devs Consider Microtransactions in Multiplayer Mode
The latest financial teleconference from CD Projekt revealed that Cyberpunk 2077's multiplayer mode is at an early stage of development. We also learned that the devs consider the implementation of microtransaction system. If it will appear, though, it is to be well-thought-out and in accordance with the company's principles.
video games
Paul Wozniak
November 24, 2019
Age of Empires 4 Without Microtransactions
Creative director of Age of Empires 4 stated that the game will not have any microtransaction system. It is possible, however, that we will get some expansions - what is interesting, also the previous installments of the series may get new content.
video games
Bart Swiatek
November 18, 2019
CoD: Modern Warfare - First Battle Scheduled for December
During a recent earnings call, Activision Blizzard CFO revealed that the first battle pass for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will be available in December this year. However, it is not yet known how much it will cost to get the edition that offers prizes in the form of cosmetic items.
video games
Paul Wozniak
November 11, 2019
Fortnite Loses Steam; Revenues From Microtransactions in Decline
SuperData has published a report on in-game spending for this year. Fortnite remains among the best earners, but the champion (and several other titles) is doing worse than in previous years.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 7, 2019
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Without Lootboxes and Airdrops
People from Infinity Ward reassured the players that in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare we will not find lootbox or supply drop mechanics, at least on launch.
video games
Adrian Werner
October 14, 2019
Cyberpunk 2077 Dev on Microtransactions and Next-gen Consoles
GameSpot conducted an interview with John Mamais, head of the Krakow branch of CD Projekt RED, where approximately 1/3 of the content of Cyberpunk 2077 is being created. During the conversation, the topics of microtransactions, next-gen consoles and the pressure associated with working on the highly-anticipated game were discussed.
video games
Bart Swiatek
October 14, 2019
Mario Kart Tour Remains in the Lead - Over 90 Million Downloads
The free racing game Mario Kart Tour has been downloaded over 90 million times in the first week since its launch on mobile devices. This is the best result of a Nintendo game in this market.
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Milosz Szubert
October 3, 2019
CS:GO - French Gamers Get a Lootbox Scanner With a Catch
French Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players now have the option - and even the obligation - to scan their equipment boxes before buying them. This feature is likely to have been implemented as a result of planned changes to the Anti-Gambling Act and its use is severely restricted.
video games
Bart Swiatek
October 2, 2019
Rumor: CoD Modern Warfare Loses Pre-orders Over Controversy?
Activision and Infinity Ward again discuss the microtransaction formula in the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Recent leaks have reportedly caused a significant drop in number of pre-orders.
video games
Darius Matusiak
September 30, 2019
Most Expensive Starship in Star Citizen Sold Within Seconds
German website GameStar reports that the most expensive spacecraft in the history of Star Citizen was sold withing just a few seconds after it appeared in the store. The item was bought for $1130.
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Konrad Serafinski
September 28, 2019
Mario Kart Tour is a Record Mobile Debut With Nasty Microtransactions
Mario Kart Tour's recent debut proved to be record-breaking among mobile games, easily outperforming the previously unbeatable Pokemon GO. Unfortunately, the success of the game was overshadowed by the stink raised by extremely nasty microtransactions.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 28, 2019