New guns, in particular, were recently made available for sale by the microtransaction resource system in Dead Space 3.

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"The microtransaction-based free-to-play business model is a new endeavour for Blizzard, and hopefully they'll execute it well, " she added.

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Runners are a dime a dozen in the mobile space and thankfully Tap Rocket succeeds at being a fun little flight of fancy without any overbearing microtransaction model or pretentions.

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The foundation of all Nexon America titles is the microtransaction-based business model, in which users can play the full game for free and can also choose to purchase in-game items to enhance their gaming experience.

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But of course, with any news on the internet comes a percentage of skeptics, and those questioning the free TF2 model are wondering if it means that item drops in the game will be slowed to encourage microtransaction purchases in the store.

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This model allows highly engaged mid-core and hardcore players to play for unlocks and for the more casual player to grab specific selections for a microtransaction is undeniably one of the most pervasive single synchronous session options out there in the current online landscape.

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