by Chris Ware on Apr 20, 2010
While Microcosms is the weekly column dedicated to all things
free-to-play, it is also equally focused on microtransactions and all
they entail. This week the gaming world saw one of its biggest names
unwittingly spark a huge debate with a seemingly minor addition to
their item shop. This uproar piqued the interest of our own Jason
Medawky Bolton and brought up two major questions: do players who are
paying a monthly fee have a legitimate gripe when they can only get an
item by paying more money? And secondly, will North American players
every fully embrace microtransactions? Join us this week as we explore
these queries.