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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Dead Space 3 to include microtransactions.

    Dead Space 3 will feature microtransactions, letting the player fork over some real money for the in-game currency to shortcut weapon crafting.
    Jan 22, 2013 6:50am PST
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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Dead Space 3 to include microtransactions.

    Dead Space 3 will feature microtransactions, letting the player fork over some real money for the in-game currency to shortcut weapon crafting. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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    • Ugh, this is disappointing. : xlartiThis person is cool!
    • LOLOL Grinding, mobile games style. : ajvitaly
    • Pre-order DLC was the single worst thing about Dead Space 2. I guess I see what everyone was hating on E... : Chipwarrior
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      What a fucking travesty. You buy a $60 game that includes all content, but you can't access all said cont... : ajvitaly
      • Many games require multiple playthroughs to acquire "all content." That's what New Game+ is for. The real... : David Craddock
    • Great...next thing you know, EA will be trying to ban forever anyone that edits their savegame, since the... : Vincent GraysonThis person is cool!
    • Ugh. : creeping-deathThis person is cool!
    • uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuggggghhhh : marmiteThis person is cool!
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      Although this franchise has veered far from its origins, I'm not bothered by this addition/change. In the... : Anastomosis
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        That's true but at the same time every time I play a game with paid "shortcuts" to unlocks I can't shake ... : Stimpak Chopra
        • It makes sense. Once you add something like this, as a business you now have incentive to make unlocking ... : Vincent GraysonThis person is cool!
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          Have you ever played a Dead Space game? I didn't unlock all the upgrades until roughly halfway through Ne... : David Craddock
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            I've played through the first Dead Space, and I had all the upgrades I needed by the end of my one and so... : thetangentThis person is cool!
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              That's my point, yeah. You're not SUPPOSED to max out your character in one playthrough. : David Craddock
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                I sell ammo and health packs to max out my character. : Marrbe
                • Same. : David Craddock
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      ME3 multiplayer had a similar feature though that was only in the multiplayer portion. If this is the way... : snubble100
      • I can abide it in Multiplayer to an extent. Even though thats supposedly the competetive arena, it's at l... : Chipwarrior
    • same thing in DragonAge 3, can't wait : devpaul
    • So fucking dumb, bunch of gouging fuckers are turning the gaming industry into a joke : ShXIII
    • The game will still cost $60 as well. : DerringerThis person is cool!
    • http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4tl5wIxV31qj9xud.jpg : thetangentThis person is cool!
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      The pirates will still have all the unlockables for free. : Lucien Irenicus
      • Yah, this kinda shit in a single player game is pushing it hard. : InfoBiterThis person is cool!
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      I guess I'll ignore them and just play the game : crummynzThis person is cool!
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        still though, im sure some design decisions have been made that compromise gameplay in favour of encourag... : Chipwarrior
        • exactly. micro-transactions promote poor gameplay and game mechanics. : nitrusThis person is cool!
    • ugh, this $60 does this?!?!?!?! *doesn't buy it at $60* But seriously, if you don't want to do it, ... : DeathloveThis person is cool!
    • the second crash of video games cannot come soon enough : ETPC1
    • Looks like my journey will end with Dead Space 2, once I pick it up. : Ride-My-RocketThis person is cool!
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      Steam isn't devaluing your games; it's this shitty DLC setup they have that is doing it. : mobab
      • this prob won't even be released on steam. : grabbie
    • welp. i guess this series ends at Dead Space 2. too bad too...was a great series of games...the zero-g ... : nitrusThis person is cool!
    • It's a new type of horror you see; because nothing says horror, like farming for weapon parts, getting fr... : RaptorII
    • skip : BouillonCubes
    • oh, good : opengl128This person is cool!
    • fuuuuuuck that bullshit. : virusThis person is cool!
    • I think I'll pass. Enough with this shit. DLCs, micro-transactions... on a 70 Euros game. Enough is enoug... : excessusThis person is cool!
    • This means probably they didnt balance the resources ingame like in the previous games and probably made ... : Longgshot
    • Real money? PSHHH! This isn't Facebook! What are you thinking EA? Enough with the DLC shit, give me the w... : Gamer Assassin