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"We thought we'd run a test to see how popular such a service would be"
Read More »Paradox responds to DLC criticism with new subscription service trials
BioWare shelves ‘act structure’ to focus on ‘core issues’ and ‘make Anthem better’
"I don’t have any news to share about the long-term changes we are bringing to Anthem"
Read More »Backlash to forced romance in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey DLC ‘has been a learning experience’, says Ubisoft
"We have read your responses and taken them to heart"
Read More »This War of Mine’s charity DLC secures $500,000 for War Child UK
Funding has supported War Child UK programmes in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Yemen
Read More »SuperData: Add-on content sales are taking over the traditional one-time purchase model
Revenue from microtransactions in free-to-play PC titles is to reach $22bn (£16.4bn) in 2017 – a 15.7 per cent growth compared to last year, according to SuperData. Meanwhile, revenue from additional content for PC and console games will be on a par with last year, reaching $5bn (£3.7bn), and full …
Read More »Shadow of War DLC character to raise money for developers family
WB Games to donate $3.50 of every purchase to the family through to December 31st, 2019
Read More »DLC and Microtransations to be responsible for over half of digital console revenue in 2017
Data analysts SuperData believe that over 50 per cent of all revenue from the digital storefronts on console this year
Read More »Over 50% of global digital console revenue to come from DLC and microtransactions in 2017 – SuperData
As publishers shift to a games-as-a-service business model, additional content should have a growing importance in digital console revenue in 2017, SuperData reports. The data firm expects worldwide digital console revenue to reach $7.8bn (6bn) in 2017, with $4bn (3.1bn) coming from additional content such as as DLC and microtransactions. …
Read More »Bethesda makes Doom’s paid DLC free for everyone
Bethesda just released a new update for Doom, version 6.66, bringing a wealth of changes to the FPS. In a blog post, the publisher announced it has retired” Doom’s Season Pass, making all the DLC free for all players. That’s three multiplayer DLC packs, which include nine of our best …
Read More »Opinion: DLC-quels
Expansions for narrative games are becoming too big for their boots. Jem Alexander thinks these smaller triple-A experiences are a great way to remove financial pressure from developers and players alike
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