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Expensive Games, Microtransactions and the Base Price Trick

Standard, deluxe, ultimate, season pass and virtual currency: buying a AAA game no longer ends at checkout.
https://mbxfl.com/s/VrEFTGB

Published via MBX Flow → https://mbxflow.com

#microtransactions #aaa-games #gaming-industry #seasonpass #virtualcurrency #MBXFlow

The one thing that really annoys me with Ready Player One (the movie, never read the book) is that it assumes everyone would be into PvP.

...Or? I guess the people who only goes to the casinos or the Tennis planet or the Surf planet buy micro transactions of game currency? Which doesn't really make it better...

#Movies #MicroTransactions #Gaming #SciFi

Expensive Games, Microtransactions and the Base Price Trick

Standard, deluxe, ultimate, season pass and virtual currency: buying a AAA game no longer ends at checkout.
https://mediaboxent.com/juegos-caros-microtransacciones-2026?lang=en

#gaming #microtransactions #AAA games #gaming industry #video game pricing

🚨 Breaking News: The pixelated proletariat has risen! 🚀 GTA 6 developers form a union to demand more cheat codes and fewer #microtransactions. 🎮 Meanwhile, Rockstar's cash cows remain unfazed, mooing to the tune of "players still love our old games!" 🐄💸
https://rockstarintel.com/gta-6-developers-announce-rockstar-games-union/ #BreakingNews #GTA6 #Unionization #GamingNews #GameDevelopment #HackerNews #ngated

Oh joy, just what the world needed: a browser-based DOS time capsule to remind us that gaming used to involve more pixelated agony and fewer #microtransactions. 🎮👾 Because who wouldn’t want to relive the glory days of 640x480 resolution and searching for the perfect combination of arrow keys to exit a menu? 🙄
https://dos.zone/ #DOSGaming #Nostalgia #PixelArt #Throwback #HackerNews #ngated

#Microtransactions are theft

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9XbIhfBxjw

To me, a good business move to catch people on #multiplayer games is simple:

1. Offer a free, limited experience
2. Unlock that experience in tiers.
3. Offer discounts on higher tiers.

For example:

Free players level cap to 20 of 80. $20 to unlock 30 levels. Discount 20% cosmetics over level 50.

Don't nickle and dime people for $40 and $20 cosmetics. Reward players for spending time, not the inverse.

#Videogames #Gaming #Games #Microtransactions #Online #Economy

EA invents new microtransaction nightmare as it breaks paywall promise on Skate: rent a playable area for 24 hours or buy a premium pass, bucko

https://piefed.world/c/games/p/894075/ea-invents-new-microtransaction-nightmare-as-it-breaks-paywall-promise-on-skate-rent-a-p

e541 with Michael & Michael: Stories and discussion on #AI with local #Claude (and #Clawdbot, #Moltbot & #openclaw), collaborative #agents, 25 cent physical #microtransactions ( #quarters ), #InvisibilityCloaks, #LEGO #SmartPlay and a whole lot more.

https://gamesatwork.biz/2026/02/02/e541-invisible-llamas/

e541 with Michael & Michael: Stories and discussion on #AI with local #Claude (and #Clawdbot, #Moltbot & #openclaw), collaborative #agents, 25 cent physical #microtransactions ( #quarters ), #InvisibilityCloaks, #LEGO #SmartPlay and a whole lot more.

https://gamesatwork.biz/2026/02/02/e541-invisible-llamas/

e541: Stories and discussion on #AI with local #Claude (and #Clawdbot, #Moltbot & #openclaw), collaborative #agents, 25 cent physical #microtransactions ( #quarters ), #InvisibilityCloaks, #LEGO #SmartPlay and a whole lot more. https://gamesatwork.biz/2026/02/02/e541-invisible-llamas/

#shownotes for @gamesatwork_biz #podcast e541 with are done and publication set for Monday 2 Feb on https://www.gamesatwork.biz together with @michaelrowe01 and @andypiper. Find e541 on @Spotify @overcastfm @YouTube and all your favorite podcast feeds! Stories and discussion on #AI with local #Claude ( and #Clawdbot, #Moltbot & #openclaw ), collaborative #agents, 25 cent physical #microtransactions ( #quarters ), #InvisibilityCloaks, #LEGO #SmartPlay and a whole lot more.

Pulling together the #shownotes while we still have power in #ChapelHill for Monday’s posting of @gamesatwork_biz episode e541 with @michaelrowe01 & me while @andypiper was at #FOSDEM. Stories and discussion on #AI with local #Claude (and #Clawdbot, #Moltbot & #openclaw) models, collaborative #agents, physical #microtransactions, #InvisibilityCloaks, #LEGO #SmartPlay & more. Check out earlier episodes, chock full of #AI #metaverse #AR #VR #gamification & so much more on https://www.gamesatwork.biz

🍝🎮 #Italy, the land of pizza and pasta, is now taking on #gaming colossus Activision Blizzard for their sneaky cash-grab tactics. Apparently, the land of art and culture is not impressed with Blizzard's attempts to turn every game into a virtual casino, but hey, who knew Italy cared about pixels and microtransactions? 😂💰
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/16/italy-investigates-activision-blizzard-for-pushing-in-game-purchases/ #ActivisionBlizzard #Microtransactions #PizzaPasta #HackerNews #ngated

Super Mario 64, Now With Microtransactions

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/01/06/super-mario-64-now-with-microtransactions/

Good news for #gamers . #EU is starting to regulate predatory #microtransactions. Greedy companies are not happy of course, but who gives a fuck about them? They'll bend the knee because Europe is a big revenue provider. This is about consumer rights and safety.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCkUUm0zDLY

Man, I won't lie: things have been grim in the industry as of late. Then, you get stuff like the Valve hardware reveal, and RuneScape actually taking time to fix many of the things that caused me to quit in summer 2024, and it's making me feel a little more hopeful again.

Absolutely awesome news for the future of one of the oldest MMOs still around!

https://youtu.be/JCjHVGbFwr4

#RetroGames #RuneScape #microtransactions #pcgaming #Valve #Steam #SteamMachine #SteamFrame

Whether you're a retired player or an active one, please take the time to vote for the removal of Treasure Hunter and improvement of RuneScape's business model.

For the first time since the creation of Old School RuneScape, we have a massive opportunity to change things for the better.

Mod North, the new CEO, is exactly what the game needed! I will be returning in some capacity if this succeeds.

https://youtu.be/IqpAtRxOrLk

#mmo #mmorpg #RuneScape #OldSchoolRunescape #rpg #microtransactions

#Cloudflare announced #NETDollar, a US dollar-backed #stablecoin for the #agenticweb, where #AIagents transact on behalf of users. The stablecoin aims to enable instant, secure, and globally accessible transactions, supporting #microtransactions and new #businessmodels that reward #originality. https://blockworks.co/news/cloudflare-unveils-net-dollar-stablecoin-for-ai-internet-economy?eicker.news #tech #media #news

I can see the use case, but the devil will be in the details.

https://nerds.xyz/2025/09/cloudflare-shocks-the-internet-with-launch-of-net-dollar-stablecoin/#google_vignette

#CryptoCurrency #MicroTransactions

#Stripe and #Paradigm announced #Tempo, a new layer 1 #blockchain built around #stablecoins. Tempo aims to process fast, low-fee transactions and will accept various stablecoins as “gas” fees. The project, led by Paradigm’s Matt Huang, will focus on #globalpayments, #remittances, #microtransactions, and #AIdrivenpayments. https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/09/04/stripe-paradigm-tempo-blockchain-stablecoins-matt-huang-payments/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

I don't know who needs to hear this but #valve is not our friend, including in the #opensource community. I am aware that they do many things that have helped us, however their client is closed source, the company is a benevolent dictator model and they have a near monopoly on an enormous swath of the gaming industry.

Combined with their willingness to profit on addictive #microtransactions & knowingly selling games glorifying far right narratives and sexual assault, they are not the good guys.

🎮😱 EA's top brass has apparently inhaled too many microtransaction fumes, leaving them in a state of blissful oblivion. 💸💥 Their latest antics have #gamers everywhere doing spit-takes in disbelief (and mild amusement). 😂🕹️
https://aftermath.site/ea-dice-battlefield-battle-royale-free-to-play-f2p #EA #Microtransactions #SpitTakes #GamingNews #IndustryHumor #HackerNews #ngated

Zu viele Mikrotransaktionen: Runescape will neuen Weg finden https://www.computerbase.de/news/gaming/zu-viele-mikrotransaktionen-runescape-will-neuen-weg-finden.93292/ #microtransactions #runescape #gaming_news

I love the way the Balatro creator LocalThunk thinks 🤣

"Balatro doesn't have microtransactions for a very good reason: 'It makes me want to put my computer in the dishwasher and set it to pots and pans"

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/card-games/balatro-doesnt-have-microtransactions-for-a-very-good-reason-it-makes-me-want-to-put-my-computer-in-the-dishwasher-and-set-it-to-pots-and-pans-localthunk-says/

#microtransactions #liveservicegames