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DayZ creator says Valve deserves more criticism for over monetisation methods News Oct 28th, 2025

DayZ creator says Valve deserves more criticism for over monetisation methods

"I'm honestly disgusted with gambling mechanics in video games at all – they have absolutely no place"

Cloud Imperium changes course on new Star Citizen ship upgrade News May 19th, 2025

Cloud Imperium changes course on new Star Citizen ship upgrade

The developer finally pushed its rabid cultish community too far

Free AI Gamechangers ebook: Essential industry insights on AI in games News Jan 6th, 2025

Free AI Gamechangers ebook: Essential industry insights on AI in games

Download our 29-page collection of interviews with CEOs and experts sharing real-world insights on making AI work for your business

Nexon hit with $8.9m fine for misleading MapleStory players News Jan 4th, 2024

Nexon hit with $8.9m fine for misleading MapleStory players

This is the largest fine Korea's Fair Trade Commission has ever doled out

Diablo 4 will not have loot boxes or pay-to-win mechanics News Aug 19th, 2022

Diablo 4 will not have loot boxes or pay-to-win mechanics

Blizzard has laid out how its upcoming RPG will be monetised

Unity's Riccitiello apologies for "fucking idiots" comment News Jul 18th, 2022

Unity's Riccitiello apologies for "fucking idiots" comment

Follows the chief exec trying to pass off interview as "clickbait"

Unity's Riccitiello talks monetisation, pisses off everyone News Jul 15th, 2022

Unity's Riccitiello talks monetisation, pisses off everyone

CEO says that devs who don't consider monetisation are "fucking idiots"

Meier: Industry should focus on gameplay rather than monetisation News Mar 1st, 2022

Meier: Industry should focus on gameplay rather than monetisation

"People can assume that a game is going to be fun and what it needs for success are more cinematics or monetisation or whatever"

Monetisation platform PlayerLands goes live News Oct 19th, 2020

Monetisation platform PlayerLands goes live

Service allows server owners to sell in-game items to fans

ESRB now flags random loot mechanics in games News Apr 14th, 2020

ESRB now flags random loot mechanics in games

Follows the introduction of in-game purchases more than two years ago

EA to pull FIFA in-game currency in Belgium News Jan 30th, 2019

EA to pull FIFA in-game currency in Belgium

Ultimate Team purchases won't be possible from tomorrow

Splash Damage removes monetisation options from Dirty Bomb News Jan 9th, 2019

Splash Damage removes monetisation options from Dirty Bomb

Follows studio saying it was halting development on the project

America's Federal Trading Commission is going to be investigating loot boxes News Nov 28th, 2018

America's Federal Trading Commission is going to be investigating loot boxes

Follows Star Wars Battlefront II mess at the end of 2017

Valve attempts to course correct Artifact’s controversial payment system News Nov 20th, 2018

Valve attempts to course correct Artifact’s controversial payment system

The card game’s complex monetisation blasted as predatory by beta players

Ubisoft rep's claims that loot boxes are "a huge boon for the gaming industry" sparks heated response News Nov 16th, 2018

Ubisoft rep's claims that loot boxes are "a huge boon for the gaming industry" sparks heated response

Gamers take the news of loot boxes featuring in Trials Rising entirely as expected

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