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Destiny 2's Consumable Shaders Sparks Outrage

Destiny 2’s launch day was met with criticism from fans after the community discovered that shaders, a cosmetic-only item for re-coloring a piece of armor, have become consumable items in the sequel…

September 7, 2017 | 10:40 EDT

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Middle-earth: Shadow of War Microtransaction Market Announced

If you were playing Monolith's Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, one thing that you might have noticed is that while the game had DLC, it lacked the ability for you to open special creates, or spend…

August 6, 2017 | 06:04 EDT

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E3 2017 - Star Wars: Battlefront 2 to Have Free DLC, Microtransactions

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 was the main event of Electronic Arts E3 presentation, and one of the more emphasized aspects about the game was the fact that the game will sport free DLC. Free maps, free…

June 11, 2017 | 12:02 EDT

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“Tempest of the Gods” Expansion Announced for Shadowverse

Cygames, the development company behind the incredibly popular collectible card game Shadowverse, has said in the past that it plans to updated the game with a new set expansion every three months.…

March 1, 2017 | 09:23 EST

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For Honor DLC Maps and Modes Will be Free, Closed Beta Announced

Ubisoft confirmed on Wednesday that all additional For Honor game modes and maps added to the game post-launch will be available for free for all owners of the game. Ubisoft also announced that the…

December 14, 2016 | 09:20 EST

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Shadowverse - Rise of Bahamut Spoilers 12/13

On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, Japanese developing company Cygames announced a new expansion for its hit collectible card game, Shadowverse. Titled "Rise of Bahamut", this expansion draws inspiration…

December 14, 2016 | 01:20 EST

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Shadowverse - Rise of Bahamut Spoilers 12/10

On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, Japanese developing company Cygames announced a new expansion for its hit collectible card game, Shadowverse. Titled "Rise of Bahamut", this expansion draws inspiration…

December 10, 2016 | 09:33 EST

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Shadowverse - Rise of Bahamut Spoilers 12/09

On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, Japanese developing company Cygames announced a new expansion for its hit collectible card game, Shadowverse. Titled "Rise of Bahamut", this expansion draws inspiration…

December 10, 2016 | 02:34 EST

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Shadowverse - Rise of Bahamut Spoilers 12/08

On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, Japanese developing company Cygames announced a new expansion for its hit collectible card game, Shadowverse. Titled "Rise of Bahamut", this expansion draws inspiration…

December 9, 2016 | 11:30 EST

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Shadowverse - Rise of Bahamut Spoilers 12/06

On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, Japanese developing company Cygames announced a new expansion for its hit collectible card game, Shadowverse. Titled "Rise of Bahamut", this expansion draws inspiration…

December 6, 2016 | 02:17 EST

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Shadowverse - Rise of Bahamut Spoilers 12/02

On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, Japanese developing company Cygames announced a new expansion for its hit collectible card game, Shadowverse. Titled "Rise of Bahamut", this expansion draws inspiration…

December 3, 2016 | 08:45 EST

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Shadowverse - Rise of Bahamut Expansion Announced

It seems that Cygames isn't done drawing inspiration from their previous card game Rage of Bahamut, as they have revealed the newest Shadowverse expansion has a similar name to Rage of Bahamut.…

November 29, 2016 | 03:52 EST

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[Updated] Collectible Card Game Shadowverse Now on Steam

Update 10/27/2016: At the time the original article was written, the Steam store and Cygames reported that Shadowverse would be available today, October 27, 2016. It's now reporting that it will be…

October 27, 2016 | 11:00 EDT

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New details on June update to Street Fighter V

Street Fighter V has had its fair share of bad publicity lately what with delays on DLC characters and the rather public incident of harassment at a Capcom Pro Tour event. Harrison over at Capcom-…

June 12, 2016 | 01:40 EDT

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Payday 2 celebrates Update 100 with change to Black Market

Payday 2 celebrates its upcoming 100th update with some very significant changes and events. The update is planned to be released this Thursday, and will include a myriad of changes. The steam…

May 30, 2016 | 03:09 EDT

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Overwatch Launches with Microtransactions

Blizzard has played a bit coy in the past with how Overwatch's post-launch monetization would work. Starting in December of last year they announced the heroes and maps would be free updates…

May 24, 2016 | 09:30 EDT

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Mobile Gamers Spend an Average $87 on in-App Purchases

Mobile Gaming is still a big money maker, and in-app store purchases make for big business.A report by Slice Intelligence, a digital commerce analyst, shows mobile gaming has been picking up steam by…

April 10, 2016 | 04:14 EDT

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Overwatch Beta Returns With Cosmetic Loot

Those lucky individuals who were accepted into Blizzard's ongoing Overwatch beta will be pleased to know that the floodgates have been opened once again, only this time with a few more reasons to…

February 9, 2016 | 04:54 EST

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Homefront: The Revolution Has Microtransactions and Free DLC

Dambuster Studios have revealed in a recent interview with Gamespot that the upcoming Homefront: The Revolution will have microtransactions for its co-op Resistance experience. In this mode, up to…

February 2, 2016 | 10:34 EST

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Fable Legends' Microtransaction Structure Leaks

Today in a post on Reddit's r/gaming subreddit, the microtransaction structure for Fable Legends was revealed to the public. Fable Legends is the next title in the Fable series from Lionhead Studios…

December 23, 2015 | 06:14 EST

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Call of Duty Introduces Microtransactions Post Launch

Rarely a trailblazer, Call of Duty is following another recent trend and is this time adding in post launch microtransactions in it's newest entry into the series Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. While the…

December 19, 2015 | 09:05 EST

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PAYDAY 2 Update 93 Amends Mictrotransactions

With Christmas nearing, it comes to no surprise when every (at least semi-regularly updating) game comes with a themed update to signify this coming of the Holidays. Payday 2 shows to be no exception…

December 19, 2015 | 08:21 EST

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Destiny Introduces Level Boost Microtransactions

Destiny players worldwide can now purchase a boost to level 25 for each of their individual characters, should they choose to speed up their leveling process. The new purchasable microtransactions…

December 15, 2015 | 12:56 EST

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Destiny Introduces Level Boost Microtransactions

Destiny players worldwide can now purchase a boost to level 25 for each of their individual characters, should they choose to speed up their leveling process. The new purchasable microtransactions…

December 15, 2015 | 12:56 EST

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Bungie Confirms They Won't Have Major DLC For Destiny's Taken King

The Taken King, Destiny's most recent DLC, released in September before all of the major fall releases of 2015 and yet millions of hours continue to be played. Competing with Fallout 4, Halo 5, and…

December 8, 2015 | 04:11 EST

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Bungie Confirms They Won't Have Major DLC For Destiny's Taken King

The Taken King, Destiny's most recent DLC, released in September before all of the major fall releases of 2015 and yet millions of hours continue to be played. Competing with Fallout 4, Halo 5, and…

December 8, 2015 | 04:11 EST

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F.A.N.G and more revealed for Street Fighter 5

The final character in Street Fighter 5's launch roster, the newcomer F.A.N.G, was announced At PlayStation Experience in San Francisco over the weekend. With this also came the reveal of the first…

December 7, 2015 | 09:51 EST

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Killing Floor 2 adding "Zed-conomy" Microtransactions

Tripwire Interactive has announced in a Steam Community Notification that there are new, upcoming plans afoot. A link in the post will lead to a Killing Floor 2 web page talking about a new feature…

November 24, 2015 | 07:00 EST

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Forza Motorsport 6 Now Has Microtransactions

Turn 10 Studios, the developer behind the racing game Forza Motortsport 6, has quietly added microtransactions to its game. Players are now able to buy a new currency called 'tokens' that will allow…

November 17, 2015 | 09:51 EST

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[Updated] Payday 2 Update 90 brings Team Boost tied to skins

Update (11/14/2015) Almir has responded in the Steam Forums topic regarding the moderators on strike, saying he has been in contact with them and has heard their reiteration of what has been said in…

November 13, 2015 | 11:15 EST

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Metal Gear Solid V's New Patch Pushes Microtransactions

On Tuesday, Konami released the November patch for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. The patch includes the ability for players to build a 3rd FOB, updates to stealth mode in infiltration…

November 12, 2015 | 05:11 EST

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Rainbow Six Siege Microtransactions Detailed

As will surely surprise no one, the upcoming Rainbow Six Siege by Ubisoft is going to have microtransactions for players to buy after anteing up to buy the game, which will be lacking a single player…

November 6, 2015 | 01:34 EST

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Activision Claims Paid DLC and Microtransactions Can Co-Exist During Destiny Earnings Call

Last month, Bungie announced a plan to introduce cosmetic microtransactions to Destiny, and mentioned that this would allow the smaller future story content patches to be released for free. However,…

November 5, 2015 | 10:00 EST

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Crimefest 2015 ends not with a bang, but with a Troll

It's been quite the week, hasn't it? 10 days ago, Crimefest's day 1 began with a reward that shook the fanbase from the very core. The outcry that followed would haunt the rest of the event for days…

October 25, 2015 | 12:53 EDT

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Crimefest Day 6 arrives with a new Heist and lootable drills

Recent events should have been fresh enough for most of you to remember how this years Crimefest has been... rather controversial. The fan outrage has reached such a velocity, that the debacle even…

October 20, 2015 | 06:43 EDT

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Crimefest Day 4 Comes with Overkill Producer Response

As made obvious by the past two articles covering the subject the past two days - one news piece and one opinion piece - there's quite some news to be had from recent events related to Payday 2.…

October 18, 2015 | 07:35 EDT

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Everything We Know About Halo 5 REQ Packs and Microtransactions

One of the big changes that 343 Industries are making with Halo 5: Guardians over previous Halo titles is the REQ system, which is a combination of progression and random loot packs. Whether you play…

October 12, 2015 | 10:17 EDT

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Destiny to get Microtransactions For Cosmetics

Destiny's latest update The Taken King has now been out for almost a month and people are still logging in like crazy. The latest news is coming from the Bungie Blog. Cosmetic items and emotes will…

October 6, 2015 | 12:28 EDT

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State of the Industry — The New Direction of Game Development

Over 2000 attendees at the Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco were polled in 2014. There they were questioned about the current state of their business and their intentions. The results…

January 16, 2015 | 09:30 EST