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Microtransactions, for better or worse, have become a big business in the world of gaming. Ubisoft recently announced that its revenue from microtransactions now exceeds that of actual game sales. Electronic Arts isn't immune to this practice either, and has come under fire for nickel and diming customers to unlock fan-favorite heroes in Star Wars: Battlefront II. For example, the amount of credits necessary to unlock Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker stands at 60,000 credits. Actually completing the campaign "only" nets you 20,000 credits. In order to unlock these characters for "free", you have to devote roughly 40 hours to the game each, or fork over some hard-earned real cash. While many games,...
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Star Wars has a new villain who wears a mask, that of Kylo Ren who appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the first of a new trilogy of sequels that Disney plans to release two years apart from one another. But what of Darth Vader? Rumor has it he'll appear as his old self in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the first of three planned spin offs.The spin offs are standalone films that flesh out subplots in the main series. Rogue One will kick things off by focusing on events that occurred shortly before Star Wars: A New Hope, otherwise known as Episode IV (the original Star Wars movie released in 1977), focusing on the Rebels' mission to steal plans for the Death Star.Such a plot presents an opportunity...
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Sony sees your Xbox One Halo 5 Guardians Pink Mist Limited Collectors Edition and Xbox One Forza Motorsport 6 Limited Edition console bundles and raises you the Star Wars Limited Edition PlayStation 4. And who’s gracing the side of Sony’s best-selling console? None other than the one of the most badass villains in cinema: Darth Vader. Check and mate. The new limited edition console bundles are no doubt building upon the hype being generated for the December release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens — a movie which will likely go on to be make a bajillion dollars and break box office records around the world. In addition to the the etching of Darth Vader on the side the console, the wireless DualShock...
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