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Want improved fast travel in Skyward Sword HD? Buy this $25 Amiibo!

Your gateway to the skies. The July release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD on the Switch will include an expanded fast-travel system that removes the need for players to trudge to specific save points before taking to the sky. But Nintendo is locking that helpful new feature behind an Amiibo figurine the […]

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How “cosmetic” DLC became “pay to win” camouflage in some online shooters

Roze’s “Rook” skin in Call of Duty: Warzone drapes the player head to toe in black. When it comes to in-game DLC and microtransactions, developers and players often take pains to draw a bright line between purely “cosmetic” DLC—which lets users pay optional money to change their in-game appearance—and DLC that impacts competitive gameplay stats—raising […]