Diablo 4 Creator Reassures Fans Disgusted by Diablo Immortal
Rod Fergusson decided to reassure Diablo fans. He revealed that the fourth installment of the series will not contain any intrusive microtransactions.
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Agnes Adamus
June 13, 2022
Spent $10,000 in Diablo Immortal and Got Nothing
Streamer Quin69 spent almost 10K in Diablo Immortal. Despite that he didn't manage to get the most valuable items.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
June 10, 2022
Diablo 4 and Microtransactions; Players Don't Want a Repeat of Diablo Immortal
„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.
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Jacob Blazewicz
June 9, 2022
Blizzard has Become a Parody of Itself
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.
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Miriam Moszczynska
June 7, 2022
Diablo Immortal Sinks Into Gray Zone While Its Director Defends Microtransactions
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.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
June 7, 2022
Microtransactions in Diablo Immortal Sparked Review Bombing
Diablo Immortal is getting a ton of negative reviews on Metacritic. It is one of the lowest rated games in Blizzard's history.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
June 6, 2022
Maxing Out a Diablo Immortal Character Costs Over $100K
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.
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Kamil Kleszyk
June 5, 2022
Diablo Immortal Pisses People Off Enough to Uninstall the Game
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.
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Miriam Moszczynska
June 3, 2022
Lootboxes Must be Regulated; Pressure on Governments Rises
Lootboxes are once again at the center of controversy. Consumer organizations are pushing governments to regulate them.
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Krzysiek Kalwasinski
June 2, 2022
Diablo Immortal Devs Defend Controversial Microtransactions
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.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
May 26, 2022
Hogwarts Legacy Without Multiplayer and Microtransactions
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.
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Hubert Sledziewski
March 21, 2022
Lootboxes in FUT are Not Gambling in the Netherlands; EA's Appeal Succeeds
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.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 9, 2022
NBA 2K is Scamming Kids? $5 Million Lawsuit Filed
NBA 2K series publisher Take-Two Interactive is set to face legal action for its practices regarding virtual currency and loot boxes.
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Sonia Selerska
March 8, 2022
Gran Turismo 7 Launches Today and the Monetization is Terrible
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.
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Christopher Mysiak
March 4, 2022
Sony Reports: Boxes Dying Out, Microtransactions Worth More Than Games
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.
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Adrian Werner
February 8, 2022
Halo Infinite - Prices in the Game’s Store Will Be Lowered
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.
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Adrian Werner
January 16, 2022
It Takes Two Dev Would Rather Get Shot in the Knee Than Bring NFTs to His Games
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.
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Miriam Moszczynska
December 27, 2021
Ubisoft Won't Give Up NFTs: ‘It's a Major Change That Will Take Time’
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.
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Jacob Blazewicz
December 22, 2021
Reveal of New LoL Skin Fell Flat; Riot Decided to Listen to Players
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.
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Michal Ciezadlik
December 14, 2021
Buying All Items in Marvel's Avengers Would Cost Thousands of Dollars
One Marvel's Avengers player counted how much buying all the cosmetic items in the game would cost. The total amount is impressive.
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Adrian Werner
November 22, 2021