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Starbreeze studio Overkill has irked players once again with the addition of new gameplay-boosting microtransactions to Payday 2. Destructoid reports that the game’s latest update has added ‘Team Boosts’ which grants cash and XP boosts for players. The effect is increased when more players on a team are using it. …

Their announcement may have been greeted with criticism, but players seem to be voting with their wallets and backing the content. VentureBeat reports that the game’s Silver currency, which is purchased with real cash, has hit the top five of the Paid Add-Ons sales charts for PSN in the US. …

Overkill has at last responded to fans who continue to be outraged by the game’s recent addition of microtransactions. The shooter’s recent Black Market update added weapon-boosting perks to the game which can be obtained via a cash-purchase. Fans were especially agitated as the developer explicitly stated in may 2013 …

Overkill has altered the role of in-game payments in Payday 2 following an angry response from fans. Less than a week ago, the studio introduced microtransactions to Payday 2, which many fans found hard to swallow. Many dug up the developer’s previous 2013 vow that it wouldn’t add paid content …

That’s actually a lie – fans are right cheesed off. We’ve made it clear that Payday 2 will have no microtransactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)” That was developer Overkill in May 2013, responding to rumours of in-game payments being added to the game. Fast forward to …

Players can now pay to protect their base in newly-launched online mode

Offering players the chance to pay real-world cash for in-game insurance is just about bonkers enough to feel absolutely fitting for a Metal Gear Solid game. Konami has announced that a game update released today (Tuesday October 6th) allows players to purchase an ‘FOB Insurance Service’. A player’s in-game Forward …

Bungie’s shooter Destiny is to shortly begin offering microtransactions to players. As of Tuesday October 13th NPC vendor Tess Everis will return fronting an organisation known as the Eververse Trading Company. To begin with 18 new emotes will be available for an as of yet unspecified price. Items can be …

New in-game currency ‘Silver’ will enable games to purchase emotes and other new items

Ubisoft assures users all of the game's content is available without additional payments