So long loot boxes, hello overpriced microtransactions.

When Overwatch 2 launches later this year, the loot boxes we have all come to know and hate will be no more. Replacing the RNG-filled boxes will be seasonal Battle Passes and apparently some optional cosmetic microtransactions that will allow you to, presumably, buy the skins you want without delay.

This all sounds super great, until you hear that Blizzard recently sent out a survey that seems to suggest they are...

A bug caused several players to accidentally purchase premium cosmetic items.

Fall Guys recently made a very successful transition from a paid title to a free-to-play game for PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, and PC platforms. The jump to F2P didn't come without a few bumps though. The servers struggled to meet the increased player demand in the days following the game's release and more recently a bug popped up that caused some players to unintentionally buy items from the store instead...

Ho ho holy crap, what is this franchise turning into?

When Update #3 for Battlefield 2042 released earlier today, there were a few surprises included that shouldn't have been. DICE had mistakenly included the cosmetics that would be coming as rewards for the in-game weekly challenge system. DICE says that the weekly challenges will begin one week from today.

As they were included briefly after the patch dropped, you can be sure that people took plenty of screenshots for...

There are a number of ways to make progress in Battlefield 2042.

With today's earlier announcement of the Battlefield 2042 beta beginning on October 6, came some news about how progression will work in the game. The progression systems outlined below are what you will encounter as part of next month's beta test. Just keep in mind that these systems may change a lot, a little, or not at all when the full game is released on November 19.

First up is the game's experience...

It's a start...

A recent in-game event saw the price of cosmetics within Marvel's Avengers go for considerably cheaper than normal. Following the event, it looked likes Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix have decided to make these price reductions permanent.

Marvel's Avengers has not had the smoothest of launches. That may be putting it mildly. Player counts on Steam are in the gutter, to the tune of roughly a few hundred every day instead of multiple thousands. This has...

Game over, man! Game over!

Creative Assembly, the studio behind Alien: Isolation and the Total War games, is busy working on a new IP. It's being reported that their new IP is, drumroll please, a sci-fi FPS with heroes and cosmetic microtransactions. If that sounds familiar to you, you probably played Team Fortress 2, Overwatch, Battleborn, LawBreakers, Monday Night Combat, Paladins, or many others in the genre. Heck, you can maybe even include Rainbow Six Siege in that category if...

Darwin Project was released today on Steam as a new free-to-play title. The game, which was last seen as a Steam Early Access game, has added a Duo Mode, skill-based matchmaking, limited-time events, and other gameplay improvements. See, it's a battle royale game but instead of the zones being chosen at random, there is a player that is pulling the strings.
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Darwin Project was released today on Steam as a new free-to-play title. The game, which was last seen as a Steam Early Access game, has added a...

The latest Archives event for Overwatch is now live. The update is substantial in size, so be sure to get those downloads started early. It brings back the "Uprising" PvE event from last year and introduces a the new "Retribution" PvE event. It also adds in additional cosmetic items that you can only earn from now until April 30.
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The latest Archives event for Overwatch is now live. The update is substantial in size, so be sure to get those downloads started early. It brings...

Blizzard released the "Cosmetics Update" for Overwatch today. This update brings to you over 100 new cosmetic items for every character. These include new skins, new emotes, new highlights, and more.

In addition, today's update also includes the new Assault/Escort Map: Blizzard World.
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Blizzard released the "Cosmetics Update" for Overwatch today. This update brings to you over 100 new cosmetic items for every character....

A new video for Titanfall 2 shows off the first post-release map coming to the game. Available in December, players will return to Angel City in a free content release.
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A new video for Titanfall 2 shows off the first post-release map coming to the game. Available in December, players will return to Angel City...

NISA and Valve have teamed up to bring some Disgaea PC items into the Team Fortress 2 universe.
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