15 Video Game Gimmicks That Should Be Retired As Soon As Possible

Some gimmicks and some just go but others just stick around, much to our annoyance.

Posted By | On 16th, Aug. 2017

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Aggressive Microtransactions

Microtransactions wouldn’t be successful if they were so universally despised. That’s because there are tasteful ways of implementing them. Games like, say, Dungeon Keeper Mobile go the other way, constantly pushing you to pay for expanding your dungeon. Certain mobile games and free to play MMOs continue to push microtransactions for getting the most out of their experiences and it’s beyond annoying at this point.


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