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Microtransactions EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag World of Warcraft could see microtransactions ... seriously 22 As if World of Warcraft wasn't enough of a cash vacuum, Blizzard Activision has revealed that it's more than open to the idea of further microtransactions within the world's premier MMO. Oh that ... Microtransactions voted most anticipated development 21 Breaking MEGATON news: Game developers and publishers absolutely love taking money from us, and look forward to a day when they can take even more than they already do. That seems to be the messa... Warner Music wants you to pay more for DLC 40 Today, Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman spoke to Reuters about the impact of Guitar Hero and Rock Band have on consumers today. In addition to drawing the comparison between the iPod and the inven... Microsoft VP says physical media is toast 61 During the keynote speech at Microsoft’s UK Gamesfest, Xbox Europe’s Vice President of strategic marking David Gosen revealed his belief that videogame digital distribution will becom... Avatars 'may' bring charges for accessories: Actual money hat confirmed? 35 Captain Obvious comes to visit, as Microsoft has touched upon the extra charges that its innovative new Mii system may bring. Although Microsoft has not claimed that this is a definite plan, I ha... My Life as a King...where I pay for microtransactions? What? 99 As aforementioned by Nazi-in-Chief Nick Chester in his previous post about Wiiware and how Game|Life's Chris Kohler has it and we do not (grumble), it seems that Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles... Pay for your bullets with Kwari 24 If Bioshock taught me anything, it's that Objectivist Free Capitalism is all about hitting as many people in the face with a wrench as possible, then stealing the money that spills out of their... New Lumines Live! content coming, benefits a good cause 9 I like Lumines Live quite a bit, but I wasn't such a big fan of the nickel and dime add-ons I (reluctantly) ended up buying. I was, however, a big fan of the free "Heavenly Star" DL... New Gears of War downloadable content smells of sh*t 34 Microtransaction rape is all the rage nowadays and it sure didn't take Microsoft long to seek other means to squeeze out a bit more Gears of War money from your pockets. From the book of &qu... Guitar Hero II song packs expensive: We are part of the problem 66 The Guitar Hero II 360 song packs went live today -- three songs per pack, each pack is 500 points. That's like, six dollars and change for three songs. In some cases, songs you might not eve... How much would you pay for Gears of War add-on maps? 28 Now that everyone and their mom owns Gears of War, epic is looking for new ways to leverage Xbox Live Marketplace's ability to extend the life of old games make even more money.  Here... Xbox 360 goes ga ga for Alien Hominid: Tons of new content released 9 Alien Hominid HD: I like it, but damn, it just gets real old real fast for me. Maybe it's the insane difficulty level or just the feeling like I'm doing the same things over and over, the... New Halo 2 maps released ... wait, where's my Halo 3? 41 Microsoft just passed along the fact that there are now two new maps for Halo 2 available for download for $4 ... yeah, $4. This is great and all, but at this point, who cares? Shouldn't Bun... First Lost Planet map pack out now on XBLM 5 Remember when Capcom announced new multiplayer maps for Lost Planet? Well, it's that time of the month again and the first map pack is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace for 400 Microso... Lost Planet map pack overload! 6 Capcom has announced that they will be releasing seven new multiplayer levels for Lost Planet. The first two levels they are releasing are called Radar Field and Island 902. “Radar F... Major Nelson finds religion, wants Marketplace commandments 35 More proof that I wasn't talkin' crazy when I said Microsoft is all about the community, Major Nelson has come out today and asked the people what they'd want the Marketplace 10 Com... Six new maps and two news modes coming to Rainbox Six Vegas 22 According to everyone, their cousin, and their dog trainer's boyfriend, Rainbow Six Vegas on the Xbox 360 is good. Really good. So some new maps and two new modes should have fans foaming at... Publisher takes microtransaction rape to the next level 36 If you thought Electronic Arts was bad when it came to Xbox 360 microtransactions, take a look at this horror story. From GameLife via NeoGAF:In aquarium simulator Aquazone, there are only 480 a... Worst game on the Xbox 360 gets the theme and picture pack treatment 27 Sonic the Hedgehog: It's a complete disaster on the Xbox 360. Without a shadow of a doubt, it is THE worst game on the system. In fact, it may be the worst game in the past few years (conside... Warning: Do not download the Xbox 360 Call of Duty 3 Valor map pack 18 There have been continuing issues with Call of Duty 3 on the 360 since its release (mostly having to do with trouble getting into ranked games), but now with the release of a new Valor map pack (... New Lumines Live! downloads to hit next week 12 Firing Squad is reporting that three downloadable Lumines Live! content packs will be available on the marketplace next week. One pack will be a single skin/song, "Heavenly Star," whi... EA's Need For Speed Carbon microtrannies 10 What do Mario trannies and Microtrannies have in common? They both cost money, and they both suck. I asked forum-goers to think up a more fitting name for microtransactions and reader CrackerlyS... Two new games and a demo hit Playstation Network tomorrow 11 Hey Microsoft, check this out. Sony are releasing not one, but two games on their Playstation Network Store tomorrow.The first is Lemmings 2. According to Sony, "The processing power of the ... Small Arms crashing onto your 360 8 Small Arms, the Super Smash Brothers clone with guns, is going to be coming to the Xbox 360 on Wednesday for Xbox Live Arcade peeps. The game will run you 800 Microsoft points for 12 characters w...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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