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Is Blue Protocol’s controversial monetization system really ‘fun and fair’? We ask Amazon Games

Mike Zadorojny at Amazon Games digs into monetization concerns that have bugged Blue Protocol since an early Japanese b…

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phoenixwing1046d ago

seems like it's going to be pay to win. in the interview they sidestepped answering the question directly but said they didn't want the players to feel too much more powerful than those who paid. basically meaning if you pay you get an edge in gameplay. I went from wanting to play this to avoiding at all costs now

henbayward1046d ago

Amazon guy didn't answer anything. "Acknowledge and deflect, acknowledge and deflect."
I'm tired of GaaS and battle passes, but I guess as long as people keep coughing up for them they're here to stay.

Kaii1046d ago

"looks at lost ark" Yeah, no.

PapaBop1046d ago

Stopped reading the moment I read the word Gacha. There is absolutely nothing fair about the pricing of Gacha games, they are quite literally the biggest ripoff in entertainment.

Vengeance11381046d ago

The biggest ripoff in entertainment that is also the most successful and praised by millions of players. Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Rail, Tower of Fantasy all insanely successful and loved.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai38d ago (Edited 38d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio38d ago

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.

Jingsing38d ago

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.

Tanktopmaster9238d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit38d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing38d ago

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.

Tanktopmaster9238d ago

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

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Koei Tecmo Announces Record Financial Results After Releasing Many Big Games

Today, Koei Tecmo announced its financial results for the full fiscal year 2025, related to the period between April 2025 and March 2026.

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Guild Wars Publisher CEO Warns AI Can't Replace What Makes Games 'Instinctively Fun'

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.

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Lionsguard42d ago

To be fair, there are also human made games that release and lack any fun at all either.

jznrpg41d ago

But all of the great games have been made by humans

jwillj2k441d ago

One is by choice, the other is a feature.

PRIMORDUS41d ago

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.

CrimsonWing6941d ago

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.