Tag Archives: microtransactions

Nintendo has confirmed that its free debut smartphone app will offer microtransactions. Pre-registration for social app Miitomo went live today. The platform holder has revealed that some items in the game, such as avatar clothing, can be obtained with Miitomo coins. These can be earned in game or purchased with …

New release Godus Wars has taken less than 24 hours to run into bother. Peter Molyneux and his studio 22Cans announced and released its second Godus title yesterday. The Early Access game costs 10.99 to download and includes the original Godus – which itself has yet to exit Early Access. …

A year’s worth of free DLC is the reward for Homefront: The Revolution buyers. The price? An upfront fee for the game and multiplayer microtransactions. As a result, there will be no Season Pass for the shooter and all post-release content will be made available to all players. But those …

Service supports more than 130 in-game payment options in over 200 countries

Online shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops III has become the latest premium title to offer in-game upgrades for cash. This follows yesterday’s news that fellow Activision title Destiny has done a similar thing. Starting some time this week, Black Ops III will start allowing players to obtain the game’s …

A new type of microtransaction has been added to Destiny that allows players to instantly spec up a character. Eurogamer reports that players now have the option of buying a levelling pack that can instantly boost a character all the way up to level 25. The cost? 24.99. This year’s …

Full-priced game will be supported with post-launch heroes and maps

Payday 2 studio Overkill has apologised for a number changes to the game that have annoyed its community. In mid-October, the firm introduced in-game payments, something met with a firmly negative reaction from the title’s fans. Despite this vocal reaction, Overkill said the microtransactions were ‘working as expected’ before introducing …

Uncharted developer Naughty Dog has hit out at players that criticise in-game purchases. Former community strategistEric Monacelli was speaking to MCV ahead of next year’s launch of Uncharted 4. The game will be supported with post-release story DLC – a decision that Monacelli admitted would raise the ire of some …

Research firm Newzoo has published a new report on mobile power users,” highlighting data that indicates those that spend significant money on smartphone games are likely to do the same for console titles. The report details the intersts, behaviors, and spending habits of these power users, specifically pointing to an …