Earlier in the week, Insider Gaming reported that after the new EA Skate alpha test went live, it included a slew of microtransactions. This quickly gained traction online, with some fans voicing ...

EA's upcoming skate game is being playtested in a closed alpha with fully functioning microtransactions. Closed alpha participants are testing the purchasing experience with virtual currency ...

BioWare's failed live service mech action game Anthem will officially go offline early next year, marking an end of a ...

EA’s Skate Gets Microtransactions During Playtests. Players can spend real dollars on in-game cosmetics during Skate’s playtest period. By Michael Ruiz. March 12, 2025, 1:34pm. Comments.

EA's Skate-or skate.- is reportedly introducing the microtransactions we knew it'd be getting at some point a little earlier than some folks had anticipated, with a message informing players of ...

Skate is set to launch in early access this year across consoles, PC, and mobile, but EA has yet to announce a specific date. In the meantime, the remake of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 will ...

EA has added microtransactions to Skate during its latest alpha test, and ahead of a release date announcement. As reported by Insider Gaming, developer Full Circle added microtransactions to the ...

Microtransactions have been added to EA's free-to-play Skate revival during the game's closed alpha test. Skate's in-game currency is known as San Van Bucks, and allows players to buy various ...

Final Words. A court sitting in Austria has fined EA, a popular video game publisher 10,800 euro for offences related to loot boxes and microtransactions.

It's important to remember that EA is very much a service-first company. EA made 81%, or $1.426 billion, from live services in its first quarter as opposed to 19% or $341 million from full game sales.

The thing is, EA had invested big in this game, and Ascendant had some firm ideas about what the game-playing public might want from it. Immortals of Aveum had a launch party where developers were ...

EA’s Skate reboot already has microtransactions before an official release date has been revealed for the game.