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Tag: microtransactions

Mass Effect: Annihilation
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Former BioWare Developer Talks EA, Microtransactions, and Open-World Games

A former designer at Bioware Montreal has opened up about Electronic Arts’s policies about single-player games and monetisation following the announcement of Visceral ...
By Simon PerkinsOctober 27, 2017
Editorial

Microtransactions | Aggravating Necessities

When video games initiated their plan for world domination, they began as entertaining time sinks that allowed consumers to immerse themselves in something ...
By Dylan WarmanOctober 6, 2017
Middle-Earth Shadow of War Market
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Monolith Productions Clarifies Middle-Earth Online-Only Statement

In Monolith Productions’s microtransactions-based Market reveal for Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, the team confused some gamers due to its online-only statement, and has now ...
By Matthew GatchalianAugust 7, 2017
Editorial

Pokémon Go Could Revolutionize Pokémon…Or Not

So last night, I was flailing around in a hyped up tizzy. I happened to catch a tweet from Bulbagarden announcing that a ...
By Brienne GackeSeptember 11, 2015
Features

Pay To Win/Pre Order Bonus Ruins The Fun

Recently, I’ve been playing a few puzzles games on my iPod and I can’t help but notice that every time I play a ...
By Nathan HughesSeptember 5, 2013

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