Activision Plans New Microtransaction and Free-to-Play Powered Games

Activision Plans New Microtransaction and Free-to-Play Powered Games

The company is slowly moving away from the AAA game space

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dobra
  • February 28th, 2013
Electronic Arts Will Include Microtransactions in All of Its Future Games

Electronic Arts Will Include Microtransactions in All of Its Future Games

Customers are embracing microtransactions and in-game stores, apparently

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • February 28th, 2013
Unified Identity System Is Designed to Improve Player Experience, Says EA

Unified Identity System Is Designed to Improve Player Experience, Says EA

Players will be able to move games from one platform to another

Dead Space 3 Item Farming Is Stealing, Says IP Expert

Dead Space 3 Item Farming Is Stealing, Says IP Expert

Expert believes that players should not take advantage of it

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 Will Not Have Microtransactions

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 Will Not Have Microtransactions

Gamers will only get access to extra courses via DLC

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • January 28th, 2013
Dead Space 3 Weapon Microtransactions Create Player Satisfaction, Says Developer

Dead Space 3 Weapon Microtransactions Create Player Satisfaction, Says Developer

Most players will get the content using game resources

Dead Space 3 Has Micro-Transactions for Crafting Components

Dead Space 3 Has Micro-Transactions for Crafting Components

Players can pay with real money for virtual components

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • November 9th, 2012
Peter Molyneux Criticizes Microtransaction-Powered Greed

Peter Molyneux Criticizes Microtransaction-Powered Greed

Indie games need to persuade players to pay in order to survive

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • September 18th, 2012
Valve Relied on Team Fortress 2 to Cover Absence of MMO

Valve Relied on Team Fortress 2 to Cover Absence of MMO

The team has since turned the game into a test environment

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • August 28th, 2012
Madden NFL 13 Gets Key Packs for Ultimate Team

Madden NFL 13 Gets Key Packs for Ultimate Team

They can only be obtained by completing game challenges

Microsoft Announces Happy Wars, First Free-to-Play Xbox 360 Game

Microsoft Announces Happy Wars, First Free-to-Play Xbox 360 Game

Gamers will be able to get access to virtual items for real-world money

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • July 9th, 2012
EA Sports Is Ready to Move FIFA to Free-to-Play

EA Sports Is Ready to Move FIFA to Free-to-Play

The main avenue will be the Ultimate Team game mode

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dobra
  • June 22nd, 2012
EA Believes Future Games Will Be Free-to-Play with Microtransactions

EA Believes Future Games Will Be Free-to-Play with Microtransactions

Games will soon have to reach tens of millions of players in order to be successful

Long-Term Players Spend Most Money on Virtual Goods

Long-Term Players Spend Most Money on Virtual Goods

Companies need to keep gamers engaged to reap profits

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • June 15th, 2012
CCP Has Novel Approach for Penny Powered Dust 514 Microtransactions

CCP Has Novel Approach for Penny Powered Dust 514 Microtransactions

The equipment will only be used for one run through the game

Dota 2 Test Build Suggests Microtransaction Taunts, Couriers, Items and Skins

Dota 2 Test Build Suggests Microtransaction Taunts, Couriers, Items and Skins

Gamers will be able to play most of the game without paying

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • March 21st, 2012
Guild Wars 2 Developers Talk About Microtransactions

Guild Wars 2 Developers Talk About Microtransactions

They say having them will never deliver game advantages to buyers

 
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