Guild Wars has gems, League of Legends has Riot Points, and these forms of currency can be purchased with real money to buy in-game items characters or weapons, or cosmetic appearance changes.

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There are a few cosmetic options as well, including the ability to slim down your main menu by removing items you don't use -- sounds trivial, but this is something, believe it or not, that isn't easily done in Media Center.

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