Raymond Porreca of Entertainment Buddha writes: "Nowadays, games like Dance Dance Revolution – titles so objectively different that they demand your attention – are few and far between. Video games, despite being bigger and better looking than ever before, often feel homogenized."
EA has introduced fully functional microtransactions in the Closed Alpha for its upcoming free-to-play title, Skate.
What do you mean by "more money"? It's a free-to-play game. No one paid anything to be in the closed beta. All purchases made during the closed beta will be converted back to in-game currency for players to re-use however they wish after launch.
More money than what EA is giving them to make the game. Didn't think id have to spell it out. How's about they finish the damn game first before asking people to dump money into it. It's not like they need the cashflow to get across the finish line, it's EA not some indie studio, or crowdfunded project
Or maybe it's a playtest and they want to play test the store to make sure it works before launching. Because if they launched the game and the store was broke you'd all be making silly comment about that. "tHeY dIdn'T eVeN TeSt ThE sToRe bEfoRe lAunCh."
Is anyone really surprised? This is the same company that once considered charging for every time you reload your weapon in Battlefield. These guys are the worst.
Microtransactions in EA Skate include bundles worth up to 20 US Dollars, with in-game credits apparently being difficult to earn.
EA announced the new Skate game is headed to consoles and PC next year.
what a coincidence... just the other day T Hawk was said to be in talks with Activision for a revival as well. I swear, EA and Activision have spies among their ranks. CoD info begets Battlefield info just as T Hawk begets Skate.
Been hearing great things about NecroDancer, will have to add it to the backlog.
NecroDancer is great! But damn if it isn't difficult... Also, I was speaking to my friend about bringing Skate back the other day, such a fantastic series.
Indies are doing what they can to innovate but big boys are playing it safe and even avoiding their own used-to-be huge franchise favorites like Mega Man. Sad state of affairs. Let's see some innovations. At least hoo up with indies and have them develop your old franchises and churn out your own new AAAs.