Microtransactions remain controversial, and for good reason. Despite what you may think, however, the trouble didn't start ...

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Diablo 4’s Season of Blood launches in less than a week. It looks to introduce a season much larger than its first one, given that it wasn’t developed alongside the main game. It will give players ...

While Destiny 2 has been firing on all cylinders lately when it comes to Lightfall previews and reveals, there was one thing in yesterday’s TWAB that made a lot of people grind to a screeching halt ...

Grand Theft Auto V is a money-printing machine that just won't stop. GTA Online its single best month of microtransaction earnings in the game's seven-year history, outpacing 2019's massive surge with ...

From the moment Mahjbeen Zafar landed her first headshot in the electrifying chaos of Counter-Strike, her passion for the FPS genre has fueled a lifelong gaming obsession. Since early 2025, she has ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. The next Halo game will have microtransactions, but in what form?

Like its predecessors, Assassin's Creed Valhalla will have an in-game microtransaction storefront that allows gamers to purchase items. A new gameplay trailer for Asssassin's Creed Valhalla confirms ...

Well, it only took about five minutes after the Borderlands 3 stream for controversy to boil up on social media, but boil up it did. During the presentation, which showcased in-game action from ...

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Microtransactions have been hotly debated since they began debuting in mobile games almost ten years ago. While they'd been used sporadically in various games for years, the rise of mobile games and ...

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