Neowin News Feed for: Microtransactions

Epic is hiking Fortnite in-game currency prices to "help pay the bills"

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:06:01 +0000

Fortnite players will soon be paying more for fewer V-Bucks, as Epic Games has just announced price hikes across the board. Read more...

Following pricing backlash, some Helldivers 2 x Killzone crossover items are now free

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 23:00:01 +0000

The first crossover content for Helldivers 2 wasn't received very well by the community due to its high price and changes to the microtransactions store. Now, changes are being made. Read more...

Rocksteady is offering Suicide Squad players in-game currency bonus for early access issues

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:56:01 +0000

Players who went through the Suicide Squad server maintenance during the $100 Deluxe Edition early access period should now have a bonus waiting for them in-game in the form of 2000 Luthor Coins. Read more...

Microtransactions system being worked on for Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:28:02 +0000

343 Industries is working on implementing a system for directly purchasing Season Points, the currency used in The Exchange in-game shop for claiming cosmetic items in the Master Chief Collection. Read more...

Activision posts $8.8 billion revenue for 2021, $5.1 billion from microtransactions

Asher Madan — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 17:08:02 +0000

Activision Blizzard revealed its yearly earnings for 2021. The company had one of its best year's ever, with net revenue coming in at $8.8 billion. However, $5.1 billion was from microtransctions. Read more...

Halo Infinite's new Cyber Showdown event begins alongside shop price reductions

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:10:01 +0000

Halo Infinite Multiplayer has been hit with a Neon-themed event, bringing the Attrition game mode with revives, new cosmetics to earn, and more. Cosmetic shop items have received price cuts too. Read more...

Doom Eternal won't feature microtransactions

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 21:08:02 +0000

The creative director for the upcoming Doom Eternal game has confirmed that the title won't offer any kind of microtransactions. Cosmetic items won't affect gameplay and don't cost money. Read more...

Latest Minecraft Earth beta rolls out crafting, smelting, and ruby mechanics

Boyd Chan — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 03:34:01 +0000

The early access phase of Minecraft Earth is in full swing and has now deployed crafting and smelting capabilities in the latest beta release along with a new in-game currency in the form of rubies. Read more...

Psyonix is removing all paid loot boxes from Rocket League

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 20:18:01 +0000

The now Epic Games-owned studio Psyonix has announced that its popular competitive game Rocket League will soon won't have any loot boxes, with it switching to direct purchases for its content. Read more...

Rare shares details on the cosmetic microtransactions coming to Sea of Thieves

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:16:02 +0000

Sea of Thieves is finally set to receive the pets and other premium cosmetics that were promised even before the game's launch. Rare shared more details on the upcoming microtransactions today. Read more...

2K: Microtransactions are a choice, not a force

Usama Jawad — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 04:50:01 +0000

A 2K executive has stated that microtransactions are an unfortunate reality in modern gaming, but are "a choice, not a force", since most seemingly out-of-reach items can also be achieved by grinding. Read more...

Middle-earth: Shadow of War drops all microtransactions and overhauls end-game content

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 18:06:02 +0000

Middle-earth: Shadow of War no longer has any microtransactions to speak of, with Monolith Productions removing the premium market today while introducing a huge number of changes to the action-RPG. Read more...

Middle-earth: Shadow of War's microtransactions to be permanently removed

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 10:56:02 +0000

Monolith has announced that Middle-earth: Shadow of War will rid itself of all microtransactions later this year in a free update. Changes to the game's Shadow Wars section are also being planned. Read more...

Battlefront II microtransactions are returning, but are restricted to cosmetics this time

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 14:41:18 +0000

A complete overhaul of Star Wars Battlefront II's progression system is coming this month, marking the arrival of microtransactions, but this time around they will only be used for cosmetic items. Read more...

ESRB: 'In-game purchases' label to show up on games with extra paid content

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 21:16:01 +0000

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) announced today that all games that offer any additional paid content will receive a new label saying that the game has in-game purchases. Read more...

Want multiple character slots in Metal Gear Survive? Cough up $10 for each one

Usama Jawad — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:26:01 +0000

It appears that if you want to start anew in Metal Gear Survive without deleting your existing avatar, you'll need to pay 1,000 SV Coins. This will set you back $10 in a game that already costs $40. Read more...

DICE working on a revamped progression system for Star Wars Battlefront II

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 13:04:01 +0000

Star Wars Battlefront II's loot boxes may be going away entirely, as DICE announced today that significant changes will be arriving to the game's progression system in the coming months. Read more...

Belgium officially declares loot boxes a form of gambling

Dreyer Smit — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 09:30:01 +0000

After it concluded its investigation in games such as Star Wars: Battlefront II and Overwatch, the Belgium Gaming Commission concluded that loot boxes constituted a form of gambling and were dangerous Read more...

Gamers are overreacting to micro-transactions according to analyst

Dreyer Smit — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:16:01 +0000

In a note to investors, financial analyst Evan Wingren noted that gamers were overreacting to the implementation of micro-transactions in games like Star Wars: Battlefront II. Read more...

EA has temporarily removed microtransactions from Star Wars: Battlefront II

Usama Jawad — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 04:50:01 +0000

EA has removed microtransactions from Star Wars: Battlefront II, mere hours before the title's launch. However, the company has clarified that the mechanic will be returning at a later date. Read more...

Belgium investigating Overwatch and Battlefront II over loot crates

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 08:26:01 +0000

After the significant backlash over Star Wars: Battlefront II misusing the 'loot system' in a bid to extract more revenue out of gamers, the Belgium authorities have initiated an investigation. Read more...

EA's excuse for paywalls in Battlefront II is Reddit's most hated comment

Usama Jawad — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 19:38:01 +0000

EA's contrived excuse for paywalls, loot boxes, and an unrewarding progression system has become the most downvoted comment in Reddit's history, facing loads of backlash from furious gamers. Read more...

Activision thinks outside the box with new microtransaction patent

Florin Bodnarescu — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 09:00:01 +0000

In a purely 'exploratory patent' that has just been awarded, publisher Activision tried its hand at thinking creatively about microtransactions and how these could be used with matchmaking. Read more...

Microtransactions make the game industry a ton of money, tripling its value

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 08:04:01 +0000

A quarter of digital revenue from PC games came from microtransactions and DLC, according to a new report, indicating the new trend in monetisation is making game makers a ton of money. Read more...

Sorry, but the ESRB declared Loot Boxes not a form of gambling

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 08:10:01 +0000

With gamers feeling done in with developers using micro-transactions in games as a means to make additional money, it has been argued that this represented gambling, however, the ESRB does not agree. Read more...

Lo and behold, Assassin's Creed Origins has loot boxes

Dreyer Smit — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 08:46:01 +0000

It seems that 2017 will go down in history as the year of the Loot Box, as a gamer just spotted a new Heka Crate that has been introduced for the upcoming Assassin's Creed Origins. Read more...

Bohemia Interactive's new shooter 'Argo' will launch for free in June, no microtransactions

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:46:01 +0000

The Arma series developer Bohemia Interactive has announced its latest game Argo will launch on June 22. The game will be completely free, and will not feature any microtransactions. Read more...