Seriously? Destiny 2’s Holiday Update Is Microtrantastic!
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The FCC Chairman Acts Like A Weird Idiot
FCC spamdroid Ajit Pai is doing victory laps for a battle he hasn’t won yet. Let’s look at his embarrassing troll video and be ashamed of our species together.
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…
FCC Votes To Kill Net Neutrality
The FCC did what we expected them to do and rolled over for the lobbyists of Verizon, AT&T and those scumbags at Comcast. Most of us – save for a handful of corporations and their self-defeating lapdogs – severely dislike this, but what people want doesn’t matter, apparently.
Yes, Rift Is Selling $100 Loot Boxes
One loot box. 42 possible items. $100 per box. Trion Worlds is being just a little bit pathetic.
Destiny 2 Locks Old Content Behind New DLC Purchase
Curse of Osiris locks players out of content previous accessible in the base game of Destiny 2. If you don’t buy the DLC, you can’t even 100% your achievement collection anymore. Oh, and let’s look at a new Bungie job listing. Totally unrelated!
EA Strikes Again: UFC 3 Is A Loot Box Monster
Electronic Arts apparently wants to keep me in work through the rest of the year. Here we are with EA Sports UFC 3 which, according to the beta reports, is revolving around microtransactions to an absurd degree. __ More info here: https://www.astutegaming.com/single-post/EASPORTSUFC3BETA
Free Mobile Game Costs $9.99 On Nintendo Switch… Still Full Of Microtransactions
MUJO launched for Nintendo Switch, and despite being a mobile free-to-play game, Oink Games decided to charge ten bucks and STILL keep all the free-to-play microtransactions. A good reminder of just how scummy a lot of mobile developers can be, and have been for a long time.
Post Direct, Steam Is Shittier Than Ever (The Jimquisition)
We’ve had much of 2017 to see what Steam Direct has done for Steam. Since Steam Direct turned out to be a complete farce, it’s safe to say it ain’t done a lot. You need not take my word for it either. Also, Sterdust accepts a challenge from Pro Wrestling…
Destiny 2 Caught Lying About End Game XP Gain
Destiny 2 contained a hidden XP scaling that actively lied about the amount of experience end game users were getting. It’s now fixed, but that doesn’t erase the fact Activision Blizzard was content with it remaining until it got caught.
A Little Chat About Net Neutrality
#SaveNetNeutrality
Need For Speed Payback Tweaks Microtransaction-Fueled Grind After Battlefront II Backlash
This is a walkback, not a U-turn, a temporary retreat, not a defeat. Also, EA really did spill the beans to its investors, huh?