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China outlines new rules banning log in rewards, loot boxes and other in-game spending
By Catherine Lewis published
Chinese regulators have announced new rules to ban log-in rewards, limit in-game spending and more.
Nintendo tells mobile partners to rein in micro-transactions
By Henry St Leger last updated
Nintendo is reportedly restricting in-game transactions, in order to stay on good terms with its players.
In-app purchases could soon come to early access Oculus Quest 2 games
By Hamish Hector last updated
A new statement from Oculus reveals that early access games on Oculus Quest 2 will soon get DLC capabilities through App Lab.
PC gaming is dying? Nope, Ubisoft just made more cash from PC games than PS4
By Darren Allan published
Ubisoft is going great guns at the moment, particularly with Uplay and hit PC games like Anno 1800.
Square Enix won't force microtransactions into its console games
By Emma Boyle published
Square Enix CEO has said that though post-release content is important, it doesn’t have to be microtransactions.
Loot boxes are the controversial, but unavoidable, evolution of gaming
By Dom Reseigh-Lincoln published
Opinion Microtransactions aren't what we pictured - or may have wanted - the future to look like but they help keep the cost of games reasonable.
Microtransactions are seeping into console gaming, and it makes me feel bad
By Kate Gray published
Week in Gaming Remember when Big Head Mode was activated with a simple cheat code?
Free-to-play or fee-to-pay? The best and worst F2P games
By Jordan Garland published
Roundup Free-to-play gaming is under heavy criticism right now, but who's getting the balance right - and who's getting it very, very wrong?
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