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EGMR Fun Awards 2014: Biggest Scams

Quote: "People talk about selling ice to an Eskimo as a show of skill for the seller, but who ever considers the poor Eskimo who just got scammed into buying ice? As gamers we have had our fair share of buying things we don’t need, being goaded through interest in things we just could not enjoy no matter how hard we tried. 2014 has been a year of scams, and today we’re going to highlight the biggest ones. There isn’t a winner for this Fun Award because the Fun Awards have no winners, really. It’s all about what the industry tried to get away with, and got caught red-handed in the process. "

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I Played Assassin’s Creed Unity Almost 10 Years Later. It’s (Kinda) Spectacular

Shaz from GL writes: "Assassin’s Creed Unity is looked at as one of the worst in Ubisoft’s iconic franchise. But playing it nearly 10 years later reveals it may just be the best"

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Skuletor90d ago

Do the NPCs still randomly levitate every now and then? Even years later I noticed they hadn't patched that out

andy8590d ago (Edited 90d ago )

Honestly I loved the PS4 ACs. I'd love next gen ports of Black Flag, Unity and Syndicate

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The entire WatchDogs series is 87% off and it's not even Black Friday

If you are looking for a bargain, check out the huge discounts across the entire WatchDogs series on Steam.

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Destiny Made Over $160 Million In Microtransaction Revenue In Less Than 2 Years

Destiny has made over $160 million in MTX revenue, and these numbers only account the data from late 2017 to early 2019.

Sgt_Slaughter379d ago

That's extremely low for microtransactions, especially for a game that's essentially designed around it

LucasRuinedChildhood379d ago (Edited 379d ago )

This was back when the game wasn't free to play.

The figures are from November 2017 to February 2019 (1 year and 4 months).

Based on that projection, the MTX revenue for Destiny 2 likely would have been closer to ~$240m for 2 years.

Not sure if premium expansions are included in that figure either although ... I'd hope that they are though and that most of the revenue was for actual content like Forsaken.

People spend way too much money on cosmetics.

Rude-ro379d ago (Edited 379d ago )

Seasons($10 and just got bumped to $12) and dungeon keys($10 each, two a year) are through the eververse(micro transaction) store.
So for those two years, in order to play a season, you would pay through micro transactions.

Sonic1881379d ago (Edited 379d ago )

Bungie Marathon will be worse since it's designed around it as well

Kurt Russell378d ago

It makes me sad to agree... but at the same time I am looking forward to giving it a go. Destiny 2 is so far in, I find it difficult to figure out what I am meant to do first.

buffig379d ago

I think FIFA alone makes over $1bn a year from mtx

anast379d ago

FIFA promotes a worldwide sport. It should make more money than destiny.

CantThinkOfAUsername379d ago (Edited 379d ago )

Let's compare something similar. Apex Legends and its ridiculous $18/$40 skins make EA a billion each year.

z2g379d ago

For as much as ppl complain how much they hate microtransactions, they sure don’t act like it. No wonder they aren’t going anywhere.

spicelicka379d ago

By "people" you're referring to millions and millions of people. Obviously the ones complaining aren't necessarily the same as the ones spending all that money.

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Father__Merrin379d ago

There's millions that purchase MTX and there's nothing we can do about it

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