"Of course we do. A million times yes. There are probably already thousands of other articles out there on the internet, but we cannot let our outrage at what’s happening to the industry fade. Otherwise games will soon become mere platforms for advertising more content if we're not careful. And we must be careful, and make sure our voices are heard every time the line is crossed. By buying a game like Star Wars Battlefront II, we stand to lose so much more by supporting microtransactions, than what we gain in enjoyment from playing it." - writes Ben Hutchings, Gamer Professionals.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
Today, Koei Tecmo announced its financial results for the full fiscal year 2025, related to the period between April 2025 and March 2026.
TNS - NCSoft CEO admitted that AI is rapidly becoming a core part of game development, but he added that it cannot replace what makes games fun.
To be fair, there are also human made games that release and lack any fun at all either.
Guild Wars 2 been playing for 14yrs, 1st beta. This is just one company I support, Arenanet and NCSoft, even though I torrent, there are a few PC companies I will buy from. "PlayStation’s Horizon MMO spin-off, Horizon Steel Frontiers." I feel this will be good, NCSoft is a good developer/publisher.
It’s a tool. Use it elevate things and get it done faster. I’m sorry but not every game made by humans is good. If this can help things, then I fully embrace it.
Haha I love the mild flame title.
But the piece itself is also really good. Wholly agree with yer man. This principle is too important, the stakes are too high.
The video I agree
No we probably don't need another one, but sadly EA is counting on us all to forget, so this topic shouldn't be pushed aside either. All players should be aware of this and pass it along, just as gaming journalists need to prove their worth. Never forget. EA needs a push and the industry needs a reminder about this problem before microtransactions are eventually everywhere.
IRONY!
Yes. A clear message needs to be sent. Great video.