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Pemalite said:

JEMC said:

EA 'pushing for more open-world games [because] you can monetise them better,' says ex-Bioware dev
http://www.pcgamer.com/ea-pushing-for-more-open-world-games-because-you-can-monetise-them-better-says-ex-bioware-dev/
Mass Effect: Andromeda wasn't our favourite of the sci-fi series, and poor sales led to both Bioware Montreal being merged with EA Motive and the game's single player support being dropped earlier this year. Ex-Bioware developer Manveer Heir reckons scope for monetisation lies at the heart of the latter.

>>The best part is when he says: "I've seen people literally spend $15,000 on Mass Effect multiplayer cards".

It's why it should be classed as gambling.
15 grand on Ass Effect Multiplayer Cards is ridiculous.

That's an extreme example, and shouldn't be taken out of context.

The thing is that "we" (gamers in general) also have part of the guilt for this. Had we said no to that Oblivion horse armor, haven't bought the Team Fortress 2 hats or skipped Overwatch's loot crates, we wouldn't be in this situation.

Actions speak louder than words, specially when only a minory on the internet claim against those things, and so far publishers have only seen the equivalent of a green light from "us".

 

WoodenPints said:

Rhonin the wizard said:

Prepare your wallets. The dates of the next Steam sales have been leaked.

Halloween Sale: Thursday 26th October to Wednesday 1st November.
Black Friday Sale: Wednesday 22nd November to Tuesday 28th November.
Winter Sale: Thursday 21st December to Thursday 4th January 2018.

Looking forward to spending a few hundred quid on games I might play in 10 years time :D

We won't have to wait much longer. This same Thursday will start the first of them.