[ad_1] A Diablo Immortal gamer has claimed to have spent $100,000 on upgrading his character but now is seemingly unable to play with any other players. JT from the jtisallbusiness YouTube channel posted a video at the end of last month where he claims that he has spent around $100,000 on upgrading his Diablo Immortal …
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Players were repeatedly promised that Marvel’s Avengers would never include any “pay to win” microtransactions, but early last month Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics quietly introduced various XP and resource-collecting boosters that could only be bought with real money. Needless to say, players noticed this, and they weren’t particularly pleased. Well, the makers of Avengers …
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Fans of medieval hack and slash action games are probably thrilled by the impending release of Chivalry 2, the long-awaited sequel to the highly popular Chivalry: Medieval Warfare by Torn Banner Studios. The game is currently available to try as part of an Open Beta test that concludes tomorrow, ahead of the full launch due …
Yesterday Techland restarted the hype machine for Dying Light 2: Stay Human, revealing a new 7-minute gameplay trailer and, most crucially, a December 2021 release date. That said, there were still a few outstanding questions following Techland’s presentation – thankfully, a few of them have been answered by Dying Light 2 retail listings and other …
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Watch Dogs: Legion is still around a month away, but Ubisoft is already detailing the game’s extensive array of post-launch content, including both free updates and paid DLC. You can check out the full rundown of all the post-launch goodies in the video below. Ubisoft Finds 25% of Staff Have Witnessed or Experienced Misconduct, Next …
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VALORANT is set to begin Episode I Act II tomorrow with a brand new battlepass and other unexpected features. For 1,000 VP, players can start earning new unlocks and cosmetics in tomorrow’s major update. This is the same update that will add Killjoy to the roster as VALORANT’s twelfth playable Agent. In addition to the …
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New Godfall gameplay footage has been shared online, showing more of the upcoming PlayStation 5 and PC game. The new footage, shared by Arekkz Gaming, gives the first look at Hinterclaw, a new Valorplate. The video also features an interview with Godfall Technical Producer Richard Heyne, who confirmed that the game is not going to …
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God of War director Cory Barlog has taken to Twitter to comment on the rumored looming price increase for the next-gen titles. Earlier this month, 2K Games revealed that the upcoming next-gen version of NBA 2K21 would sell for $70 USD – a price increase of $10 USD. Following this announcement, research firm IDG Consulting …
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Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time seems like it’s going to be a pretty generous package, potentially featuring over 100 levels, but it’s also an Activision game, so some players have been worried about microtransactions. These concerns seemed to be well-founded, as the Microsoft Store page for Crash 4 mentions both “in-app purchases” and a …
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Last evening during the big EA Play Live 2020 show, we got a first look at Star Wars: Squadrons in action, which included a look at both character and ship customization. Hmmm, customization eh? Does that mean Squadrons is a live-service game designed to sell you cosmetics? It is an EA title after all. Well, …
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The subject of Destiny 2 microtransactions has become quite controversial over the years as more and more loot became available through the dreaded Eververse store rather than in-game activities. Back in Christmas 2017, for example, the community got really angry for the way that year’s Dawning event was handled. At long last, Bungie’s Luke Smith revealed …
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Following the game being teased, Age of Empires IV (official site) finally had some gameplay footage revealed at the recent X019 event held in London. During the event one very major aspect of the upcoming game was also talked about, that being how the game will be monetised and expanded post-launch. Specifically, Adam Isgreen, the …
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The upcoming Gears 5 is definitely being set up as a “live service” game, with lots of post-launch content being promised, so, of course, the subject of monetization is on a lot of fans’ minds. The Coalition have already promised the game won’t feature loot boxes, but will they be nickel and diming us in …
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GAME INFO The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot July 8th, 2019 Platform Android, iOS Publisher Ubisoft Developer Ubisoft Montréal The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot was a free-to-play PC title which shut down on October 2016. Now, though, it has made its way to Android and iOS a few weeks ago. I haven’t played the …
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