Tag: Microtransactions
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Are Free-To-Play Games Actually Free to Play?
Free-to-play games tend to be popular because they’re free. Sometimes, there are free games like Fortnite, Guardian Tales, and others that don’t require people to pay to win or continue with the story. There is, of course, the ability to pay to get cosmetic items or characters/weapons, but these aren’t required to win. However, there…
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When Will The John Wick Skin Return to Fortnite?
The John Wick skin is a much-beloved skin that hasn’t been in Fortnite for over 1000 days, but when will it come back to the in-game store? The John Wick skin was first released in Season 9 as part of the John Wick Set on May 17, 2019. Since then, the skin has appeared in…
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The Controversy of the Call of Duty: Warzone Pay-to-Win Skins
The games industry has always had a contentious relationship with microtransactions, but the latest controversy involving Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0’s DMZ mode takes it to a new level. The introduction of “DMZ bonus effects” attached to premium cosmetics has caused a stir, with some players accusing the game of becoming pay-to-win.
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Is the Internet Ruining Videogames?
My first experience with video games was way before the internet was even a thing, Playing on my older brother’s Commodore 64. This old machine ran tapes to play games. Not CD’s or blu-rays or even floppy disks, but actual tapes. It took practically years for a game to load, and they were… well, not…
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How Microtransactions Have Changed Gaming Forever
Over the course of the past few years, gaming has a whole has been changed drastically. What was once a single-player focused industry has taken a turn towards greed. There are still many recent examples of single-player games which stand for what gaming should be: The Witcher 3 and God of War are perfect examples…