Loot Boxes Microtransactions: Necessary Evil Or Just Wrong

Assassin's Creed Identity is making its way onto the mobile market in just under three weeks and to promote the game, Ubisoft released an announcement trailer that is just all around dull and utterly boring. Even the actor portraying a regular shmoe who transforms into the assassin character (likely the protagonist of the game) looks bored and angry throughout the trailer. It’s as if just having to play this game during his short walk down the tunnel had squandered his entire day.


Even if microtransactions are incentivized by publishers and thrust onto consumers, a vast majority of gamers can ignore them and still enjoy the games they love, often with the added bonus of not having to buy maps for titles like Star Wars Battlefront II . However, to players with tendencies towards addiction, the temptation can be too great, and much of their disposable income will go towards paying for games they already own. A player who bought the first Battlefront on launch day with the Season Pass spent $110. Someone who buys Battlefront II and invests heavily in loot crates could potentially spend many hundreds of dollars or more before they move on to another game. Is that an unfortunate side effect of enabling reckless spending, or is it the goal of having loot crates in the first place? The dubious ethics of loot crates have led to them be regulated in some countries, though they remain completely legal, and technically not a form of gambling , in the United Sta


It's October, which means the biggest video games of the season are upon us. Call of Duty WWII , Star Wars Battlefront II , Middle-earth: Shadow of War , Super Mario Odyssey , and Assassin's Creed Shadows crafting guide|https://creedshadowgame.com/ Creed Origins are just a few of the many heavy hitters vying for the attention of consumers this holiday sea


Developed by Firaxis Games Pirates is a strategy adventure game set in the Caribbean at around the same time as Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag . __ There’s a large emphasis on sailing, naval battles, trade and of course pirating. Furthermore, sword fights often break out when raiding ships or attacks on cit

The worst part of the trailer is the actual "gameplay" that is provide the clip is barely even ten seconds worth of footage and all we see is the character diving into a hay bail. There is no real indication of how this game will play or what it’s even about, however, if you were to do some research about the game you can find a video called Assassin’s Creed Identity- Q&A Part 1, which was published two days after the announcement for the game. The video gives a detailed description on what players can expect from the game regarding its gameplay paired with video clips of actual gameplay longer than five seconds. Now the original announcement trailer could be taken as a "teaser" trailer, but with the state of the franchise the way it is on console, it's not a good idea to make your mobile debut trailer a live action setup with virtually no indication of actual gameplay.

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On the opposite side of these hearty and expansive offerings, we have microtransactions. Basically, a microtransaction is when the player pays a small amount of money for something extra in a game, such as an XP Boost, a piece of equipment, or even a digital pile of in-game currency paying real money for more fake money. The latter microtransaction method often tends to be the main source of income for Massively Multiplayer Online RPGs which are Free to Play. Games like Star Trek Online and The Lord of the Rings Online rely on their thriving in-game economy to make money, rather than monthly subscription fees and charging for expansi


There's so much happening this month, it's hard to settle on a favorite upcoming release! Ranters: Is there anything you are looking forward to over the coming weeks? Let us know in the comments section below! As for me, I'll be playing A Link Between Worl

Assassin's Creed has been all over the map lately between the quality of its games and the way the marketing team is choosing to present them to us. Unfortunately for the newest installment to the on-going and seemingly endless series, Ubisoft doesn’t make much of an effort to sell it.


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Wii Fit U kicks off the month, arriving November 1st on the Wii U. Up next is Call of Duty: Ghosts , blasting its way onto all major systems November 5th. On the 15th of November, the next iteration of Sony's PlayStation console finally hits shelves. Along with it, anticipated titles like Battlefield 4 , Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag , and Killzone: Shadow Fall will appear front and centre. On the 19th, Need for Speed: Rivals races onto PS3, Xbox 360 and Windows. Hot on the tails of the PS4 release comes the Xbox One, Microsoft's next console which makes its debut on November 22nd. Various launch titles for the system include Dead Rising 3 , Forza Motorsport 5 , and Ryse: Son of Rome . Nintendo also boldly chooses the 22nd for the release of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds for its 3DS handheld sys