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Square Enix Re-Releases Chocobo GP With No Microtransactions
Square Enix's cutesy Final Fantasy-themed racer, Chocobo GP, has had a surprise resurrection this week, with the game re-releasing on Switch with no trace of…
Now Diablo 4 Is Out in the Wild, the True Horror of Its Costly Microtransactions Has Revealed Itself
Diablo 4 launched proper yesterday, June 6, and now all players can see just how pricey its microtransactions are.Blizzard’s $70 action role-playing game leans heavily on in-game…
EA’s First Baseball Game For Console In 10-Plus Years Is Out Now, And It Has No…
After a decade-plus away, EA Sports is back in the business of baseball games on console. The lighthearted, arcade-style Super Mega Baseball 4, from EA's Metalhead Software,…
Super Mega Baseball 4 Will Not Have Microtransactions But Some Paid DLC
Developer Metalhead Software has provided an update on Super Mega Baseball 4, confirming that the upcoming game won't have microtransactions but will have DLC.In a recent…
Resident Evil 4 Remake Adds Microtransactions With Mercenaries DLC
Resident Evil 4 Remake released the Mercenaries DLC for free on April 7. Fans of the Resident Evil series must already be familiar with the Mercenaries mini-games from Resident 4…
Resident Evil 4 remake adds Mercenaries and microtransactions
A fan-favorite mode arrives alongside a curious store addition
The Mercenaries mode for the Resident Evil 4 remake dropped at midnight last night. But alongside that surprise was a…
Marvel Snap’s Microtransactions Are All Over The Place
Marvel Snap was one of our favorite games of last year, in part because of its deep easy-to-play, hard-to-master battle mechanics. But it was also a breath of fresh air as a…
‘Squad’ backtracks on no microtransactions policy with paid emotes
Offworld Industries has announced that paid downloadable content (DLC) is coming to military-sim shooter Squad, despite previously claiming the game would never feature DLC.
In a blog…
‘Halo: The Master Chief Collection’ scraps plans for microtransactions
343 Industries has confirmed that plans for microtransactions in Halo: The Master Chief Collection have been scrapped.
Back in June, it was announced that 343 Industries would be looking…