microtransactions Latest news (2)

destroytheardor, 19 July 2022, 13:50

A gamer decided to test the effects of completing 1,000 rifts in Diablo Immortal without spending money on microtransactions. Was it even worth his time investment?

destroytheardor, 18 July 2022, 16:33

The UK government has conducted an investigation into lootboxes in video games. The conclusions are that the problem exists and needs to be addressed, but it is best if it solves itself.

Adam Adamczyk, 15 July 2022, 13:06

A desperate parent is seeking counseling after his son spent about $2,000 in Diablo Immortal.

Kamil Kleszyk, 07 July 2022, 12:17

Blizzard Entertainment CEO Mike Ybarra defends the controversial microtransactions in Diablo Immortal, claiming that it is possible to complete the game in 99.5% without any monetary contributions.

Michal Ciezadlik, 04 July 2022, 19:38

Lootboxes are attracting the attention of politicians in more European countries. After Belgium, it is the Netherlands that is set to become the next lootbox-free country. The local MPs have already submitted a relevant bill.

Jacob Blazewicz, 04 July 2022, 19:22

Diablo Immortal is drowning in a sea of criticism, but also money. After a month, the game is still making $1 million a day for Blizzard Entertainment.

destroytheardor, 04 July 2022, 10:27

You can already face a new boss in Diablo Immortal, but the required level of a character's combat rating may be beyond the capabilities of even players who have no qualms with spending money on microtransactions.

Miriam Moszczynska, 30 June 2022, 13:39

A website creating guides for Diablo Immortal stopped supporting the game. It happened because of the nature of the gameplay, which is focused on payments.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 28 June 2022, 13:21

Diablo Immortal may require spending up to $540k to max out a single character. Players have discovered a gem upgrade „mechanic” due to which the approximate cost of maxing out a character is higher than previously speculated.

Kamil Kleszyk, 17 June 2022, 18:53

Despite the rather cold reception of Diablo Immortal by players, the free-to-play hack'n'slash provided Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase with abundant revenue within two weeks of its release.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 17 June 2022, 10:52

Blizzard has shared information about microtransactions in Overwatch 2. There will be no lootboxes in the game, but we'll still have plenty of opportunities to reach for our wallet.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 15 June 2022, 11:02

One Diablo Immortal player discovered many limitations hidden in the game. Without spending money, even grind will not be enough.

Agnes Adamus, 13 June 2022, 22:26

Rod Fergusson decided to reassure Diablo fans. He revealed that the fourth installment of the series will not contain any intrusive microtransactions.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 10 June 2022, 13:00

Streamer Quin69 spent almost 10K in Diablo Immortal. Despite that he didn't manage to get the most valuable items.

Jacob Blazewicz, 09 June 2022, 12:17

„Pay-to-win” in Diablo Immortal and Blizzard's recent job announcement reminded the fans that there will be microtransactions in Diablo IV as well.

Miriam Moszczynska, 07 June 2022, 14:00

Blizzard once joked about pay-to-win, only to now bluntly pack Diablo Immortal with just such content. Gamers have unearthed one of StarCraft's commercials.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 07 June 2022, 12:21

More and more offers to buy maxed out accounts in Diablo Immortal are appearing online. Meanwhile, the game's director claims that allegations aimed at microtransactions are due to misinformation.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 06 June 2022, 21:26

Diablo Immortal is getting a ton of negative reviews on Metacritic. It is one of the lowest rated games in Blizzard's history.

Kamil Kleszyk, 05 June 2022, 22:13

Activision Blizzard's Diablo Immortal, which was released a few days ago, is still on the lips of many gamers around the world, mainly due to its microtransaction model.

Miriam Moszczynska, 03 June 2022, 13:03

More and more players are noticing how Diablo Immortal has gone overboard with microtransactions. Some are slowly turning away from a title that is the textbook definition of pay-to-win.

Krzysiek Kalwasinski, 02 June 2022, 10:55

Lootboxes are once again at the center of controversy. Consumer organizations are pushing governments to regulate them.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 26 May 2022, 17:15

Microtransactions in the upcoming Diablo Immortal have already generated a lot of controversy. Nevertheless, the developers defend their decision to implement paid elements in the game.

Hubert Sledziewski, 21 March 2022, 11:37

Avalanche Software and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have confirmed that Hogwarts Legacy will only receive a single player mode. It will also not feature microtransactions.

Jacob Blazewicz, 09 March 2022, 22:22

The Kingdom of the Netherlands has withdrawn its recognition of FIFA Ultimate Team packs as gambling. Electronic Arts has thus avoided having to pay a €10 million fine.

Sonia Selerska, 08 March 2022, 15:39

NBA 2K series publisher Take-Two Interactive is set to face legal action for its practices regarding virtual currency and loot boxes.

Christopher Mysiak, 04 March 2022, 15:07

Gran Turismo 7 is finally available on PS5 and PS4. The grand launch and very high ratings, however, are overshadowed by the game's intrusive monetization. The good thing is that Polyphony Digital is still committed to expanding the game with free updates.

Adrian Werner, 08 February 2022, 12:27

Sony's new financial report shows that microtransactions are the biggest source of revenue for PlayStation games. In the light of this news it's no surprise that the corporation has as many as 10 live-service game planned.

Adrian Werner, 16 January 2022, 21:18

343 Industries has announced changes in the Halo Infinite store. It's going to be cheaper, and you'll be able to buy some of the items available so far only in sets.

Miriam Moszczynska, 27 December 2021, 16:14

NFTs in video games sparks considerable controversy, which can be seen from the reactions of players and community in general. Josef Fares, the creator of It Takes Two, is also against the introduction of tokens to video games.

Jacob Blazewicz, 22 December 2021, 20:09

The massive criticism of digits isn't deterring Ubisoft from blockchain. The company still sees the technology as the future of gaming, albeit admitting that such a big change takes time.

Michal Ciezadlik, 14 December 2021, 16:27

Along with the patch 11.23 League of Legends was supposed to receive another skin associated with the TV series Arcane - Firelight Ekko. The developers, however, decided to postpone the skin's release due to a number of shortcomings pointed out by the community.

Adrian Werner, 22 November 2021, 14:46

One Marvel's Avengers player counted how much buying all the cosmetic items in the game would cost. The total amount is impressive.

Jacob Blazewicz, 19 November 2021, 17:39

Blizzard has chosen a rather unfortunate moment to reveal a new armor set in the game's store. This is because the Stargazer Pack outfit looks significantly better than the announced level sets.

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 October 2021, 17:39

WoW fans are once engaged in heated discussions about the so-called raid boosting. All because of one of the heads of Blizzard inviting players to a so-called sales run.

Adrian Werner, 09 October 2021, 22:46

Fans of Marvel's Avengers are furious. Despite the developers' earlier promises, microtransactions that boost character progression rate have been added to the game.

Michal Ciezadlik, 24 September 2021, 18:09

The topic of operator skins in CS:GO is a recurring one. Some players believe that the skins from the latest operation, Riptide, completely do not fit the game's style. They are even compared to those from Fortnite.

Paul Musiolik, 04 September 2021, 20:33

Marvel's Midnight Suns will not offer microtransactions and will focus entirely on the single player experience. This was confirmed by the game's creative director Jake Solomon.

Jacob Blazewicz, 05 August 2021, 12:09

Live-service games like Apex Legends and FUT mode in FIFA 21 remain a vein of gold for Electronic Arts. Meanwhile, the publisher is reporting diminishing revenues from sales of its titles.

Adrian Werner, 23 July 2021, 13:16

Dead Space remake creators revealed new details about the project. We found out, among others, that the game will have no microtransactions and the changes the remake will offer.

Adam Krolak, 18 July 2021, 20:53

What was thought to be a crypto mine turned out to be a bot farm mining FIFA Ultimate Team coins. There's new information on the thousands of PS4 consoles found in Ukrainian warehouse.

Hubert Sledziewski, 30 May 2021, 19:32

The release of Dying Light 2 is still far away, but thanks to the launch of pre-orders, we've learned a bit about its technical aspects.

Jacob Blazewicz, 28 May 2021, 15:45

Ultimate Team packs continue to bring Electronic Arts huge money. According to the company's financial report, last year alone the revenue from lootboxes in sports series like FIFA amounted to more than one and a half billion dollars.

Hubert Sledziewski, 24 May 2021, 14:24

Respawn Entertainment has responded to player criticism over the high prices of cosmetic items in Apex Legends.

Bart Swiatek, 14 May 2021, 17:42

Developers from Blizzard Entertainment decided to significantly reduce the price of character cloning service in WoW Classic. From now on, we will pay less than half the original price.

Angelika Kaldus, 12 May 2021, 20:43

Electronic Arts boasted record revenue in last fiscal year, with as much as $4 billion coming from live-service games (LGS). CEO Andrew Wilson talks about further development of the category.

Filip Wegrzyn, 30 April 2021, 20:22

Cosmetic DLCs for Doom Eternal has appeared, available for purchase for real cash. It was quite an unexpected decision, because the creative director of id Software insisted before the launch that the sequel will not feature any microtransactions.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 27 April 2021, 17:48

EA responds to journalist's allegations that the company is trying to convince players to only play FUT.

Jacob Blazewicz, 02 April 2021, 17:29

Researchers from Great Britain published an extensive report on loot boxes. The authors prove that the mechanic does indeed fall under the category of gambling and, moreover, it has a tendency to become addictive for people with not very high salaries.

Jacob Blazewicz, 24 March 2021, 21:10

Magic: Legends failed to impress Reddit users. Players have a lot to complain about this action RPG, especially on the topic of microtransactions.

Michal Ciezadlik, 22 March 2021, 18:59

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is known for its skins, which can be astronomically expensive. As much as weapon skins remain a cosmetic item, the same cannot be said for some character skins, which are a recurring problem.