World Of Warcraft’s Housing Situation Just Took A Wild $40 Turn

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://kotaku.com/blizzard-world-of-warcraft-housing-exterior-40-2000692152

#Microtransactions are theft

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

👀 Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave for Switch 2 just stirred, its eShop entry replaced a temporary PEGI tag with a full 12+ rating, a usual precursor to announcements or pre-orders.

Rating updates also popped for Splatoon Raiders and possible Switch 2 ports like Devil May Cry 5. Insider NateTheHate says a full Nintendo Direct probably won't arrive before June, but regulator activity hints at shorter-format news in April vi...

#SteamAndEpic #Nintendo #Switch #Rating #MICROTRANSACTIONS #NateTheHate

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

why I quit being a gamer

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/uFTDHt4WsK8UR8qDvuP5XN

e541 — Invisible Llamas

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 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/