Battle pass (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Battle pass" in English language version.

Last modified: 04:07:03, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

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153washingtonpost.com

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153worldcat.org

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105pcgamer.com

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55polygon.com

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43screenrant.com

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33thegamer.com

1,573^rd place

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31gamerant.com

1,457^th place

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22gamespot.com

115^th place

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22vg247.com

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21ign.com

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21sportskeeda.com

1,389^th place

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21gamingonphone.com

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21gamesradar.com

378^th place

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22kotaku.com

460^th place

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11variety.com

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11pocketgamer.co.uk

7,240^th place

4,755^th place

11doi.org

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11web.archive.org

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11pcgamesn.com

1,845^th place

1,151^st place

11shacknews.com

1,969^th place

1,198^th place

11gamesindustry.biz

1,133^rd place

707^th place

11cnet.com

447^th place

345^th place

11gamerefinery.com

low place

11twinfinite.net

low place

11rockpapershotgun.com

1,189^th place

738^th place

cnet.com (Global: 447^th place; English: 345^th place)

Parker, Jason (May 24, 2018). "Fortnite tallied almost $300 million in April, with no signs of slowing down". CNet. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Joseph, Daniel (2021). "Battle pass capitalism". Journal of Consumer Culture. 21 (1): 2021. doi:10.1177/1469540521993930.

gamerant.com (Global: 1,457^th place; English: 904^th place)

Morris, Daniel (March 8, 2025). "Diablo 4 Has Great News For Battle Pass Haters". Game Rant. Retrieved April 10, 2025.

gamerefinery.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Battle Pass is a hot trend in mobile games - like it or not". GameRefinery. December 17, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

gamesindustry.biz (Global: 1,133^rd place; English: 707^th place)

Valentine, Rebekah (May 25, 2018). "Fortnite sold 5 million battle passes on the first day of Season 3". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

gamespot.com (Global: 115^th place; English: 92^nd place)

Knezevic, Kevin. "PUBG's Fortnite-Style Event Pass Available Today With New Update". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
Pereira, Chris. "Valve Overhauls Dota 2 Battle Pass With Subscription-Based Dota Plus". GameSpot. Retrieved March 12, 2018.

gamesradar.com (Global: 378^th place; English: 265^th place)

Wilson, Iain (January 10, 2025). "Marvel Rivals Battle Pass explained and how to claim rewards". gamesradar. Retrieved April 10, 2025.

gamingonphone.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Shetty, Saurabh (January 19, 2024). "Clash of Clans: A look at the Global and China Server differences". GamingonPhone. Retrieved April 10, 2025.

ign.com (Global: 48^th place; English: 38^th place)

Chung, Stella (July 24, 2024). "Respawn Announces Changes to Apex Legends Battle Pass After Community Outcry". IGN. Retrieved April 10, 2025.

kotaku.com (Global: 460^th place; English: 318^th place)

compete.kotaku.com

Van Allen, Eric (July 13, 2017). "How Exactly Does Dota 2 Come Up With Over $20 Million In Prizes For Its Biggest Event?". Kotaku. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.

kotaku.com

D'Anastasio, Cecilia (June 21, 2018). "Battle Passes Are So Hot Right Now". Kotaku. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

pcgamer.com (Global: 406^th place; English: 284^th place)

Davenport, James (July 5, 2018). "Battle passes are replacing loot boxes, but they're not necessarily a better deal". PC Gamer. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
Gould, Elie (December 5, 2024). "Marvel Rivals players will be able to complete the luxury battle pass even after the season ends which is music to my busy ears". PC Gamer.
Park, Morgan (December 31, 2024). "Helldivers 2 and Marvel Rivals convinced me: Battle passes should never expire". PC Gamer.
Thursten, Chris (January 26, 2016). "The Winter Battle Pass is Valve's best Dota 2 event yet". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
Andy Chalk (November 29, 2021). "Halo Infinite design lead is 'feeling everyone's pain' about the battle pass". PC Gamer. Retrieved April 12, 2025.

pcgamesn.com (Global: 1,845^th place; English: 1,151^st place)

Wilson, Nick (July 2, 2015). "Team Fortress 2's Gun Mettle update adds CS:GO like weapon skins and campaigns". PCGamesN. Retrieved January 24, 2019.

pocketgamer.co.uk (Global: 7,240^th place; English: 4,755^th place)

Jordan, Jon (July 2, 2018). "Why Fortnite's monetisation is easy to copy but its success hard to replicate". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

polygon.com (Global: 215^th place; English: 150^th place)

Carter, Chris (March 26, 2018). "Fortnite loot box and Battle Pass beginner's guide". Polygon. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
"Halo Infinite developers already reevaluating its stingy battle pass". Polygon. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
Ashley, Clayton (May 21, 2018). "What Fortnite's Battle Pass gets right". Polygon. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
Goslin, Austen (June 14, 2021). "Halo Infinite's battle passes will never expire". Polygon. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
McWhertor, Michael (March 19, 2024). "Overwatch 2 will stop locking new heroes behind a battle pass with season 10". Polygon.com. Retrieved July 16, 2026.

rockpapershotgun.com (Global: 1,189^th place; English: 738^th place)

Wheeler, CJ (September 15, 2022). "Blizzard detail Overwatch 2's season one, and its controversial battle passes". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved September 15, 2022.

screenrant.com (Global: 160^th place; English: 112^th place)

Meluso, Maria (June 8, 2021). "Fortnite: How to Unlock Season 7 Battle Pass Rewards (New Battle Stars)". ScreenRant. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
Geikhman, Yuliya (August 8, 2024). "Fortnite Battle Pass Changes Mean You'll Never Miss Out On Exclusive Items". Screen Rant. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
Blevins, Adam (April 10, 2024). "10 Rarest Fortnite Skins Of 2024". ScreenRant. Retrieved April 12, 2025.

shacknews.com (Global: 1,969^th place; English: 1,198^th place)

Meija, Ozzie (January 24, 2019). "Here's Everything Featured in the Team Fortress 2 'Jungle Inferno' Update". Shacknews. Retrieved January 24, 2019.

sportskeeda.com (Global: 1,389^th place; English: 895^th place)

Raturi, Ayush (April 3, 2025). "Brawl Stars Season 37 Brawl Pass: Cost, rewards, and more". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved April 10, 2025.

thegamer.com (Global: 1,573^rd place; English: 924^th place)

Bevan, Rhiannon (October 28, 2024). "Fortnite Is Getting Rid Of Battle Stars In Chapter 6, Simplifying Battle Passes". TheGamer. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
Earle, Sharnelle (February 12, 2022). "Everything You Need To Know About Rival Incursion In Deep Rock Galactic". TheGamer. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
Epps, Ryan (February 15, 2020). "Battle Passes Aren't Any Better Than Microtransactions And Loot Boxes". TheGamer. Retrieved April 12, 2025.

twinfinite.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Super Animal Royale Season 2 Start Date Announced". Twinfinite. December 2, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2022.

variety.com (Global: 21^st place; English: 17^th place)

Wright, Steven (June 19, 2018). "'Rocket League' Director Talks Rocket Pass, Loot Boxes, Bonuses and Penalties". Variety. Retrieved June 19, 2018.

vg247.com (Global: 1,238^th place; English: 898^th place)

"Diablo 4 is changing its battle pass to be more like Call of Duty starting with Season 8, and it actually doesn't sound terrible". April 22, 2025.
Saed, Sherif (December 15, 2017). "Fortnite Battle Royale gets Dota 2-style Battle Pass, loads of new items". VG247. Retrieved July 14, 2018.

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 24^th place)

Park, Gene (October 17, 2019). "Call of Duty will get a 'battle pass' feature, with no plans for the hated loot boxes". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
Lee, Jonathan (October 7, 2022). "Review | 'Overwatch' died for 'Overwatch 2.' It was totally worth it". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
Lee, Jonathan; Klimentov, Mikhail; Michel, Jamal (August 18, 2022). "Don't worry, 'Diablo IV' won't be pay to win, Blizzard says". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 12, 2025.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Van Allen, Eric (July 13, 2017). "How Exactly Does Dota 2 Come Up With Over $20 Million In Prizes For Its Biggest Event?". Kotaku. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

search.worldcat.org

Park, Gene (October 17, 2019). "Call of Duty will get a 'battle pass' feature, with no plans for the hated loot boxes". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
Lee, Jonathan (October 7, 2022). "Review | 'Overwatch' died for 'Overwatch 2.' It was totally worth it". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
Lee, Jonathan; Klimentov, Mikhail; Michel, Jamal (August 18, 2022). "Don't worry, 'Diablo IV' won't be pay to win, Blizzard says". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 12, 2025.

Battle pass (English Wikipedia)

cnet.com (Global: 447th place; English: 345th place)

doi.org (Global: 2nd place; English: 2nd place)

gamerant.com (Global: 1,457th place; English: 904th place)

gamerefinery.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

gamesindustry.biz (Global: 1,133rd place; English: 707th place)

gamespot.com (Global: 115th place; English: 92nd place)

gamesradar.com (Global: 378th place; English: 265th place)

gamingonphone.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

ign.com (Global: 48th place; English: 38th place)

kotaku.com (Global: 460th place; English: 318th place)

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kotaku.com

pcgamer.com (Global: 406th place; English: 284th place)

pcgamesn.com (Global: 1,845th place; English: 1,151st place)

pocketgamer.co.uk (Global: 7,240th place; English: 4,755th place)

polygon.com (Global: 215th place; English: 150th place)

rockpapershotgun.com (Global: 1,189th place; English: 738th place)

screenrant.com (Global: 160th place; English: 112th place)

shacknews.com (Global: 1,969th place; English: 1,198th place)

sportskeeda.com (Global: 1,389th place; English: 895th place)

thegamer.com (Global: 1,573rd place; English: 924th place)

twinfinite.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

variety.com (Global: 21st place; English: 17th place)

vg247.com (Global: 1,238th place; English: 898th place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35th place; English: 24th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4th place; English: 4th place)

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cnet.com (Global: 447^th place; English: 345^th place)

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

gamerant.com (Global: 1,457^th place; English: 904^th place)

gamesindustry.biz (Global: 1,133^rd place; English: 707^th place)

gamespot.com (Global: 115^th place; English: 92^nd place)

gamesradar.com (Global: 378^th place; English: 265^th place)

ign.com (Global: 48^th place; English: 38^th place)

kotaku.com (Global: 460^th place; English: 318^th place)

pcgamer.com (Global: 406^th place; English: 284^th place)

pcgamesn.com (Global: 1,845^th place; English: 1,151^st place)

pocketgamer.co.uk (Global: 7,240^th place; English: 4,755^th place)

polygon.com (Global: 215^th place; English: 150^th place)

rockpapershotgun.com (Global: 1,189^th place; English: 738^th place)

screenrant.com (Global: 160^th place; English: 112^th place)

shacknews.com (Global: 1,969^th place; English: 1,198^th place)

sportskeeda.com (Global: 1,389^th place; English: 895^th place)

thegamer.com (Global: 1,573^rd place; English: 924^th place)

variety.com (Global: 21^st place; English: 17^th place)

vg247.com (Global: 1,238^th place; English: 898^th place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 24^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)