Microtransactions have been an increasingly touchy subject for gamers in the last few years, especially since Star Wars Battlefront 2 found itself in the spotlight after DICE pushed consumers too far. Game developers have been hard-pressed to find innovative ways to increase revenue earned from titles, but today’s story is something else entirely: the developer of Warframe removed a microtransaction because it proved too successful. While some studios purposefully target high-spending gamers (who hold the industry nickname of “whales”), one man’s click-happy purchase binge changed the philosophy of the warframe relics|https://warframebase.com/ crew fore
Zone of the Enders HD Collection and Amplitude round out what’s being offered to PS3 owners through PlayStation Plus in January. The former is a complete remaster of one of the most iconic games in Konami’s library, featuring giant mechs and intense battles. Meanwhile, Amplitude (which is developed by Rock Band studio Harmonix) is a single-player rhythm title that puts music at the forefront of the experience. It includes tunes from composers like Darren Korb ( Transistor ), C418 ( Minecraft ), Danny Baranowsky ( Crypt of the Necrodancer ), Insomniac Games, Freezepop, Kickstarter backers, and Harmonix’s in-house compos
In an interview belonging to the Noclip documentary series by Daniel O’Dwyer, Digital Extremes Studio Manager Sheldon Carter detailed an unexpected result that occurred when the developer introduced a small microtransaction for Kubrows, an in-game virtual pet. The studio had implemented what Carter defines as a “slot machine lever” that allowed gamers – for the price of about $0.67 – to randomize the fur pattern and fur color of their pet Kubrow. While it was only a cosmetic feature, the idea of putting something so random behind a paygate drew the ire of many of the game’s fans. Still, Digital Extremes went forward with the idea – until one fan spent well over $100 on it almost immediat
Also available on the platform is Portal Knights . Classified as an action-RPG, the focus of this title is four-player fun as a group of players team up to take out enemies and craft items. It’s convenient that a PlayStation Plus membership is required for online play because users will need it to play online, and since it’s free to download this month there should be no shortage of friends available to join in on the act
The celebration starts on March 27th and ends April 10th, so be sure to log in during that time to collect your rewards. And if you’re on the fence on Warframe (or are maybe looking of jumping ship from Anthem), now is the perfect time to st
Considering the insane amount of content that’s been added to Warframe over time, there’s almost no downside to checking it out. The game is free, and each new update adds something new, and in cases bizarre to the game. If you want to play something that feels like a a version of Anthem that was actually good, then you can pick up Warframe just about everywhere, including PC, Xbox One, PS4, and even the Nintendo Switch so you can slice and dice on the
First, there’s the free weapons: the Dex Furis dual pistols, the Dex Dakra dual swords, and the Dex Sybaris rifles will be available to anyone who can complete the relatively simple in-game challenges. New players will definitely want to pick these up as they’re powerful items you can’t get at any other time. Veteran players too will want these items even if they have them from previous years as they come with free weapon slots, which normally have to be paid for using real c
Another month means another round of freebies for PlayStation Plus subscribers. January in particular signals a new year for PlayStation owners, and Sony is kicking things off with a handful of games that may or may not excite them. The latest batch of free PlayStation Plus games will be available from January 1, 2019 to February 5, 2019 and it consists of Steep , Portal Knight , Zone of the Enders HD Collection, Amplitude , Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion , and Super Mutant Alien Assau
We’re about to give them a landscape and they’ve wanted that. Even if they didn’t know they wanted that, the way they give feedback in level design, you can tell they’re itching for space. They want more.
Developer Digital Extremes isn’t slowing down. They plan to add more space combat later this year with the Railjack expansion, remaster Jupiter’s Gas City map, as well as adding ever more Warframes and weapons for players to gobble up and mas
We cover a lot of games here on TheGamer , but one game that doesn’t get nearly as much coverage as it deserves is Warframe . For years now, Warframe has quietly been gaining momentum, gathering up players, and slowly but surely branching out into every console under the
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