Ubisoft's annual financial report includes claim that monetizing games with microtransactions 'makes the player experience more fun'

Ubisoft’s annual financial report includes claim that monetizing games with microtransactions ‘makes the player experience more fun’

Ubisoft’s annual financial report isn’t exactly “for us”—that is, people who like videogames and not stocks—but surely someone at the company had to know saying microtransactions make games “more fun” in a publicly-available document wouldn’t play well. The report, filed on June 19, is pretty extensive, but only ten pages in, it dives into key…

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Thermaltake View 380 WS ARGB review

The Thermaltake View 380 WS ARGB looks a million bucks. Bearing the hallmarks of many a high-end case today, it includes a front panel made of tempered glass with wooden trim. How suave. It even includes three reverse fans for a more cohesive appearance. And yet, it’s shockingly affordable. This case costs $120/£90. A very…

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Nintendo Switch 2 Console Release

UPDATE 5/5/2025 3.45 AM – Sources can now corroborate the earlier reports that the Switch 2 is now set for a June 2025 release. The console’s launch was moving into early next year – but in a surprise move – is designed to ensure Switch 2’s launch line-up features as many titles as possible……. The…

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The plot thickens as Intel announces a new data center GPU that could also preview its next-gen gaming graphics cards, but there’s still no mention of Celestial

Just as we’re deep in thought pondering the true character of the Xe3 iGPU in Intel’s new Panther Lake laptop chip and what the heck the “Xe3P” thing is that popped up in the marketing slides, here comes a left-field announcement. Intel will launch a new GPU later next year that’s purpose built for AI…

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