Microtransactions Latest about Microtransactions EA reverses "microtransactions for all our games" statement By Omri Petitte published 7 March 13 Mass Effect Cliff Blezsinski defends EA microtransactions, tells gamers: "vote with your dollars" By Omri Petitte published 1 March 13 Action EA planning microtransactions for "all of our games" By Phil Savage published 27 February 13 Mass Effect Assassin's Creed 3 microtransactions "a shortcut to unlock game items" By Tom Senior published 30 October 12 Assassin's Creed Ubisoft predicts opportunities to pair microtransactions with $60 games By Omri Petitte published 1 October 12 Action PlanetSide 2's Matt Higby talks membership benefits and pay-to-win By Omri Petitte published 19 September 12 MMO You can permanently lose items purchased with real money in The War Z By Omri Petitte published 10 September 12 Survival & Crafting EA COO on the rise of free to play: "ultimately, microtransactions will be in every game" By Chris Thursten published 21 June 12 Action EVE Online creative director on microtransactions: "I personally think we shouldn't be doing it in the near future" By Owen Hill published 2 April 12 Games Now you can pay £32 to unlock everything in Battlefield 3 By Tom Senior published 29 March 12 FPS 1 2 3 4 Archives The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware dealsKeep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors HARDWARE BUYING GUIDESLATEST GAME REVIEWS1Best graphics cards in 2025: I've tested pretty much every AMD and Nvidia GPU of the past 20 years and these are today's top cards2Best gaming laptop in 2025: I've put the best of this new generation head-to-head and we have a winner3Best gaming chair in 2025: I've tested a ton of gaming chairs and these are the seats I'd suggest for any PC gamer4Best Steam Deck accessories in Australia for 2025: Our favorite docks, powerbanks and gamepads5Best graphics card for laptops in 2025: the mobile GPUs I'd want in my next gaming laptop1NZXT N7 Z890 review2NZXT N9 X870E review3NZXT N9 Z890 review4Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 review5Razer Joro & Basilisk Mobile review
Cliff Blezsinski defends EA microtransactions, tells gamers: "vote with your dollars" By Omri Petitte published 1 March 13
Assassin's Creed 3 microtransactions "a shortcut to unlock game items" By Tom Senior published 30 October 12
Ubisoft predicts opportunities to pair microtransactions with $60 games By Omri Petitte published 1 October 12
PlanetSide 2's Matt Higby talks membership benefits and pay-to-win By Omri Petitte published 19 September 12
You can permanently lose items purchased with real money in The War Z By Omri Petitte published 10 September 12
EA COO on the rise of free to play: "ultimately, microtransactions will be in every game" By Chris Thursten published 21 June 12
EVE Online creative director on microtransactions: "I personally think we shouldn't be doing it in the near future" By Owen Hill published 2 April 12
