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Read More »Fortnite might be cannibalising the microtransaction revenue from the industry’s biggest franchises
Loot boxes and skin gambling to earn £35bn in revenue by 2022
Analysts predict growth in random digital loot despite consumer unrest
Read More »Are the ESRB’s in-game purchase stickers just a sticking plaster approach?
US ratings board takes blanket approach to warn parents
Read More »EA share dip wipes $3 billion from publisher’s value
The Star Wars Battlefront 2 controversy is hitting EA’s bottom line. CNBC reports that the company’s share price is down 8.5 per cent so far this month, wiping around $3bn off its value. In contrast, its larger rivals have seen share prices increase, as have the wider markets. It’s not …
Read More »SuperData: Add-on content sales are taking over the traditional one-time purchase model
Revenue from microtransactions in free-to-play PC titles is to reach $22bn (£16.4bn) in 2017 – a 15.7 per cent growth compared to last year, according to SuperData. Meanwhile, revenue from additional content for PC and console games will be on a par with last year, reaching $5bn (£3.7bn), and full …
Read More »Free-to-play PC revenue doubles in five years to $22 billion though in-game monetisation
New data from analytics firm SuperData shows that, despite the outcry, gamers are generating double the revenue they did in 2012 in the free-to-play PC market
Read More »Marvel Heroes players are asking for refunds
Some players who sunk money into Marvel Heroes since its release only a few months ago are demanding refunds now the game is being shut down. Kotaku reports on the case of a player called EITTurtle who has apparently spent in the region of $400 on the game since July. …
Read More »Belgian Gambling Commission rules that loot boxes are gambling – VTM
After last week's investigation following criticism of Star Wars Battlefront 2, the Commission rules that loot boxes are harmful to children, VTM reports
Read More »Clicker Heroes 2 ditches microtransactions for ‘ethical reasons’
The studio behind the in-development Clicker Heroes 2 has said that game is ditching free-to-play to become a premium game. The first game was free to download but supported by microtransactions, which allowed the player to progress faster. Its sequel, however, will cost now cost $29.99 to buy but will …
Read More »Analyst says gamers are ‘undercharged’ and EA should increase Battlefront 2 prices
In an almost admirable act of overt trolling, one US analyst has argued that EA’s decision to temporarily halt microtransactions in Star Wars Battlefront 2 was a mistake. “The handling of the launch by EA has been poor,” KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Evan Wingren, as reported by CNBC. “Despite this, …
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