As is the case of many high-profile launches for online games these days, Grand Theft Auto Online has been riddled with server issues and bugs. As a way to address the issues, Rockstar has disabled microtransactions for the time being. “For the time being and until we have been able to get everybody access to […]Read More
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Keep your credit card handy – Blizzard confirms microtransactions are heading to World of Warcraft. The ever-popular king of the MMOs has long been a holdout of the microtransaction craze, instead sticking primarily to subscription fees to generate income (which is of course another declining trend within the genre, as many MMOs have gone free-to-play). […]Read More
Last week, Electronic Arts‘ chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen sent the gaming world into a tizzy when he seemingly said all of the company’s future games will include microtransactions while speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference. Today, Jorgensen clarified that his initial statement only meant all EA games going forward will have […]Read More
It was recently revealed that Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed III will support microtransactions in its latest multiplayer mode, and after a significant amount of fan backlash, the company has issued a statement on the topic. “The Erudito Credits are a new way of unlocking content in Assassin’s Creed III′s Multiplayer. People who have little time can […]Read More
The soon-to-be-released Assassin’s Creed III will be a full $60 retail game when it hits store shelves October 30, but a recently revealed system of microtransations may bring your total monetary investment up quite a bit. Players will get their money’s worth from Assassin’s Creed III’s sprawling single-player campaign and fresh multiplayer options, but WorthPlaying has noted that this week’s […]Read More