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The First Descendant Enjoys Big Player Numbers on Steam Despite ‘Microtransaction Hell’

3 July 2024

by 3 July 202405

Nexon’s free-to-download looter shooter The First Descendant has loved an enormous launch on Steam however gamers have hit out at extremely aggressive microtransactions. The First...

Game News

EA Says AI Will Drive Microtransaction Gross sales, Help Games Get Made Quicker; No Comment On Human Impact

Edward M7 March 2024

by Edward M7 March 202407

Digital Arts is a giant believer in AI. CEO Andrew Wilsons mentioned throughout a Morgan Stanley speaking event this week that AI may assist result...

Windows

Diablo 4’s Latest Microtransaction Backlash Is Over Portal Reskins That Cost the Same as Palword

13 February 2024

by 13 February 202409

Diablo 4’s troubled historical past with microtransactions has grown extra grim after Blizzard started promoting class-locked portal reskins. “Portal via Sanctuary in fashion,” begins the...

Windows

Take-Two Calls Virtual Currency ‘Fictions Created by Game Publishers’ Amid NBA 2K Microtransaction Lawsuit

8 February 2024

by 8 February 2024014

Rockstar and 2K proprietor Take-Two has known as digital foreign money “fictions” as a part of its bid to get a lawsuit dismissed. The category...