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Gamers Furious as ‘Hard Drive Magazine’ Introduces Microtransactions

Jeremy Kaplowitz • July 28, 2020

NEW YORK — Gamers are furious worldwide after popular video game website Hard Drive introduced microtransactions, making exclusive articles available…

Activision Blizzard CEO Cancels All Microtransactions After Being Visited by 2 Free Ghosts and an Additional Ghost for $3.99

Hard Drive Staff • December 24, 2018

When Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick awoke, it was so dark, he could scarcely distinguish the transparent window from the…

Jim Sterling Arrested After 20-Minute Rant at Toll Worker Over “Road Microtransactions”

Gabe Wood • November 15, 2018

JACKSON, Miss. — Jim Sterling, video game pundit and host of the weekly YouTube show “The Jimquisition,” was taken into…