Gaming Turn 10 will remove loot boxes from Forza 7 by this winter Paid tokens are not coming either -- Is it temporary, or has the studio turned over a new leaf? By Cal Jeffrey , July 26, 2018, 5:35 PM
Gaming Middle-earth: Shadow of War has completely removed microtransactions Doing the right thing By David Matthews , July 17, 2018, 1:46 PM 12 comments
Gaming PUBG players outraged at the new $10 Event Pass The system is buggy and the community feels charging for it is unfair since PUBG is not F2P By Cal Jeffrey , June 26, 2018, 7:10 PM 10 comments
Gaming EA could continue to implement loot box microtransactions in their games The Battlefront II controversy won't inhibit their monetization strategies By Cohen Coberly , May 9, 2018, 6:54 PM 10 comments
Gaming Belgium finds loot box systems violate gambling laws FIFA 18, Overwatch, and CS:GO are ordered to remove loot boxes or else By Cal Jeffrey , April 25, 2018, 6:05 PM
Mobile Gaming Fortnite: Battle Royale mobile has reportedly made $15 million through in-app purchases And it's not even been out a month By Rob Thubron , April 6, 2018, 12:43 PM
Gaming Shadow of War is getting rid of its microtransactions Six months after its release By Rob Thubron , April 3, 2018, 7:38 AM 12 comments
Gaming Microtransactions are returning to Star Wars: Battlefront II but they'll be cosmetic-only The 'Progression Update' will roll out March 21 By Cohen Coberly , March 16, 2018, 3:39 PM 15 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Loot box controversy prompts ESRB to create 'In-Game Purchases' label New designation will be applied far too broadly to be useful By Cal Jeffrey , February 27, 2018, 3:10 PM 13 comments
Gaming A second save slot in Metal Gear Survive costs $10 Konami continues to endear itself to gamers By Rob Thubron , February 25, 2018, 9:45 AM 14 comments
Gaming Industry Over half of Activision Blizzard's $7.16 billion yearly revenue came from microtransactions People must love in-game purchases By Rob Thubron , February 12, 2018, 6:12 AM 12 comments
Gaming Industry Irdeto buys out Denuvo to pursue anti-cheat measures No more circumventing microtransactions By Greg Synek , January 24, 2018, 9:42 AM 7 comments
Gaming Obsidian assures fans that its upcoming RPG will lack microtransactions The Fallout: New Vegas developer's partnership with Take-Two had raised concerns By Rob Thubron , December 18, 2017, 10:05 AM
Gaming Opinion: In-game purchases poison the well Every game with a microtransaction system is a player revolt waiting to happen By Kirk Hamilton , November 30, 2017, 6:52 AM 16 comments
Gaming Industry Microtransactions from free-to-play games almost three times the revenue of paid game releases $22 billion in 2017 alone should be enough motivation for developers to keep microtransactions alive By Rob Thubron , November 30, 2017, 6:15 AM 12 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Destiny 2 players outraged at Bungie's lack of transparency regarding level rewards Community feels developers were being deceptive in how they implemented leveling changes By Cal Jeffrey , November 27, 2017, 6:36 PM 9 comments
Weekend Open Forum Gaming Weekend Open Forum: Your thoughts on microtransactions, loot boxes & other pay-to-win elements? Good or bad for gaming? By Shawn Knight , November 24, 2017, 5:39 PM 44 comments
Gaming Analyst: "Undercharged" gamers overreacted to Star Wars Battlefront 2 microtransactions Stop overreacting, you ungrateful gamers! By Rob Thubron , November 21, 2017, 7:54 AM 42 comments
Gaming You won't believe how much money or time it will take to unlock all Star Wars Battlefront 2 content Update: Microtransactions temporarily pulled from the game By Cal Jeffrey , November 16, 2017, 5:05 PM 22 comments
Gaming Ex BioWare dev says EA is turning to multiplayer games for the microtransactions Unsurprisingly By Rob Thubron , October 24, 2017, 6:11 AM 12 comments
Gaming Shadow of War director defends its microtransactions They will not distract from the rest of the game, apparently By Rob Thubron , September 25, 2017, 11:00 AM 16 comments
Gaming Middle-Earth: Shadow of War will have single player microtransactions But don't worry, everything can be obtained by playing the game By Cohen Coberly , August 5, 2017, 8:11 PM 17 comments
Gaming Mobile 11-year-old accidentally spends almost $7,500 on microtransactions using Dad's credit card A warning for all parents By Rob Thubron , April 4, 2017, 2:15 PM 16 comments
Gaming Ubisoft defends For Honor's microtransactions The company says you're not supposed to buy them all By Rob Thubron , March 23, 2017, 8:00 AM 10 comments
Gaming Want to unlock everything in For Honor? You'll need to play the game for 2.5 years or pay $732 Few people appreciate microtransactions, especially in full price games By Rob Thubron , March 21, 2017, 9:35 AM 52 comments