Tag: Loot Boxes
Star Wars Battlefront II ‘Only’ Shipped 9 Million Copies, Microtransactions Return Soon
[UPDATE: Apparently the originally reported figures were incorrect. Battlefront II supposedly shipped 7 million, not 9 million, which is still a fuckton and obviously even more sad for poor Electronic Arts. Haha.] Electronic Arts expected Star Wars Battlefront II to have shipped ten million copies by now, and fell short…
Anger (The Jimquisition)
Warframe – Pretty In Pink (Jimpressions)
Analyst Suggests Anthem’s Loot Boxes Could Be ‘Just Cosmetic’
Michael Pachter gives us an interesting launchpad here. Firstly, the suggestion that loot boxes in Anthem is simply a given. Secondly, the preemptive defense that rolls back and retcons the concept of loot boxes. Source article: http://comicbook.com/gaming/amp/2018/01/04/anthems-loot-box-system-bioware-cosmetic-items/
Pink Darth Vader Modded Into Battlefront II Because EA Said Nobody Wants Pink Darth Vader
Top Ten Shittiest Games Of 2017 (The Jimquisition)
*CORRECTION: For some reason I said 2K Games instead of Warner Bros. at one point. I blame these companies being so interchangeable. And the drugs.* 2017 had some absolute gems, but they were more than outnumbered by this year’s horrors, stinkers, and utter flops. From those games mutilated to earn…
iOS Games Must Now Disclose Loot Box Odds
Seriously? Destiny 2’s Holiday Update Is Microtrantastic!
It’s Just Cosmetic (The Jimquisition)
The episode we all knew was coming. The Jimquisition at last smashes into the “It’s Just Cosmetic” argument with a bulldozer. Many will defend certain types of microtransaction and loot box by claiming if they sell only cosmetic DLC, it’s fine. Cosmetics “don’t affect gameplay” and therefore anything goes. This…