by Ash
3 months
Yesterday, Republican senator Josh Hawley (MO) put forward a bill that proposes to ban loot boxes and pay-to-win features in games, especially those played by under 18s. The bill is called The Protecting Children from Abusive Game...
1 year
Star Wars Battlefront II had the makings of an epic comeback following the disappointing response from many fans with its predecessor. Star Wars Battlefront II would provide free DLC as to not separate its playerbase. It would fin...
1 year
Monolith Productions announced today that microtransactions will be removed completely from Middle-earth: Shadow of War in July. This news comes just over six months after the game’s release in September. “In order to ...
1 year
Months after a widespread controversy led EA to pull microtransactions just before Star Wars Battlefront II launched, they’re back in the game. This time, however, they’ll be cosmetic-only and will not affect progressi...
1 year
Coming off the tail end of months of controversy surrounding loot boxes in video games after the release of Star Wars Battlefront II, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has announced that they will add a new label to g...
2 years
Star Wars Battlefront II’s loot box controversy gathered mainstream attention around the world, and it looks like the situation isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Now, government officials from the United States, Austral...
2 years
There was recently a reported rumor going around that the creator of Plants vs. Zombies, George Fan, was fired from EA after he refused to make the game’s sequel pay-to-win. As with all stories, the whole situation is a bit...
2 years
EA’s sign of good faith in removing microtransactions from Star Wars Battlefront II, though many people rightfully remained skeptical, may not have been done with pure intentions after all. According to a new report, it appe...
2 years
Update: EA has confirmed that all in-game purchases have been turned off. The company’s official statement can be read here. While the ability to purchase Crystals in the game is now offline, they “will become availa...
by Surur
8 years
Rainbow, a game in development by Kindling Games WB Games/Kindling Games’ Kristen Bornemann is pleading with Microsoft to make it easier for developers to make money on the Windows Phone 7 platform by enabling micro-transact...