money
In Real Life

Stop Using ‘Companies Exist To Make Money’ As An Argument

You’re expressing an opinion on something — maybe DLC, maybe DRM, maybe microtransactions or online passes. Something controversial where it’s clear that a company is taking advantage of customers. You have worries. You’re upset. Enter the Apologist Gamer, here to invalidate your concerns.

23 January 2013

Xbox

New Gears Of War Deal Reminds Us That Game Prices No Longer Make Sense

The first wave of “launch” copies of March 19th’s Gears of War: Judgment will come bundled with a bonus $US19.99 “value”, according to a Microsoft press release emailed this morning.

26 June 2012

PC

I Bought Facebook Credits This Weekend, And I Am (Mostly) Not Ashamed

Until yesterday I prided myself on the fact that I never spent a single cent on Facebook’s fake game money. Now that pride is gone, but the cause was just: I used real money to kick someone’s arse.

10 May 2012

News

Leaked FBI Report Details How Best To Get Away With Bitcoin Crime

This week, an internal FBI report was leaked, detailing the Bureau’s concern about the virtual currency Bitcoin and its potential to be exploited by criminals for money laundering and other scams.

24 April 2012

PlayStation

Why The PlayStation Vita Needs — But Won’t Get — A Price Cut

Even when you’re at a a fan convention packed with wall-to-wall gamers, it can be hard to find people playing Sony’s newest handheld. The fact that the Vita is so difficult to spot is just one bit of anecdotal evidence that the gaming portable is having a rough time. But does this mean it’s time for the price of the Vita to get slashed? Not necessarily.

3 February 2012

News

How Lobbyists Spent $US1m Pushing For SOPA

Remember last month when many people were mad about the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act? Remember the war between politicians who said these bills would repel online piracy and opponents who said it might break the internet and/or kill free speech online?

29 December 2011

In Real Life

Man Spends $16,000US On A Video Game Sword That Doesn’t Exist Yet

I like money. When the occasion demands, I also enjoy spending it. Apparently the above chap also likes spending money, having just shelled out $16,000 on a virtual video game sword, for a game that hasn’t even been released yet.

20 October 2011

In Real Life

Will Wright’s Business Cards Are Money

I’ve seen some cool business cards in my time–I remember that at my first GDC, I practically had a Patrick Bateman-style existential crisis over how inferior my own cards were at the time.

16 August 2011

PC

League Of Legends Season Two Flaunts The Largest Prize Pool In eSports History

In case anyone was looking for motivation to get involved in League of Legends‘ second season of competition, Riot Games has just presented five million convincing arguments in the form of the largest prize pool in eGaming history.

14 July 2011

PlayStation

Sony Sinks $US20m Into Exclusive PlayStation Network Games

Not content to run a service where games already released on Xbox Live Arcade show up when it’s fixed, Sony Computer Entertainment America commits $US20 million over three years towards the development of more excellent PlayStation Network exclusive games.

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