Microtransaction (English Wikipedia)

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

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1up.com

Klepek, Patrick (April 3, 2006). "Oblivion 360 Downloads Begin". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2007.

androidcentral.com

How high is 'unbelievably high' piracy? Dead Trigger dev's not saying Android Central. July 23, 2012

bbc.com

Kleinman, Zoe (July 9, 2019). "The kids emptied our bank account playing Fifa". Retrieved November 16, 2019.
Kleinman, Zoe (July 15, 2019). "My son spent £3,160 in one game". Retrieved November 16, 2019.

bleacherreport.com

Akerman, Nick. "Is It Too Expensive to Be Good at FIFA?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

books.google.com

Chandler, Heather Maxwell (2020). The Game Production Toolbox. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-429-80178-5.
Ivanov, M.; Wittenzellner; Washboard, M. (2019). "Video game monetization mechanisms in triple A (AAA) video games". In Wardaszko, Marcin (ed.). Simulation & Gaming Through Times and Across Disciplines. Warsaw: Kozminski University. p. 422. ISBN 978-83-66502-01-7.
Wolf, Mark J. P. (2015). Video Games Around the World. MIT Press. p. 510. ISBN 978-0-262-32849-4.

childrenscommissioner.gov.uk

Longfield, Anne (October 22, 2019). "Gaming the system" (PDF). Children's Commissioner Publications.
Longfield, Anne (October 22, 2019). "Gaming the system" (PDF). Children's Commissioner Publications.

cnet.com

Apple's App Store: An economy for 1 percent of developers. CNET. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

diva-portal.org

van Berlo, Kevin; Liblik, Karl-Chris (May 23, 2016). "The business of micro transactions: What is the players' motivation for purchasing virtual items?" (PDF). Jönköping University International Business School Master Thesis.
Randau, Denise; Nguyen, Anh; Mirgolozar, Adrian (December 7, 2018). "Loot boxes: gambling in disguise? - A qualitative study on the motivations behind purchasing loot boxes" (PDF). Jönköping University International Business School Bachelor Thesis.

dummies.com

Loguidice, Bill. "How to Acquire Fortnite Cosmetic Items". Deummies. Retrieved November 3, 2021.

ea.com

"The Sims™ 4 - Packs - An Official EA site". May 31, 2022.
"FIFA Points in Belgium". Electronic Arts Inc. January 29, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

eurogamer.net

Yin-Poole, Wesley (May 27, 2021). "EA made $1.62bn from Ultimate Team in its last financial year". Eurogamer. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (June 22, 2021). "Looks like Call of Duty: Warzone's controversial Roze skin is finally properly nerfed". Eurogamer. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (April 19, 2018). "The Netherlands declares some loot boxes are gambling". Eurogamer. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (April 25, 2018). "Now Belgium declares loot boxes gambling and therefore illegal". Eurogamer. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

extremetech.com

"Activision Blizzard Reports Highest Microtransaction Revenue Ever - ExtremeTech". www.extremetech.com. Retrieved April 9, 2022.

flurry.com

blog.flurry.com

Valadares, Jeferson (July 11, 2011). "Free-to-play Revenue Overtakes Premium Revenue in the App Store". Flurry. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2011.

forbes.com

Sivaramakrishnan, Kamakshi. "Why Mobile Games Are Shaking Up The Advertising Business". Forbes. Retrieved November 30, 2017.

gamasutra.com

Dobson, Jason (April 3, 2006). "Round Up: Oblivion Downloadable Content, ESRB Ratings Issues, Ubisoft COO Resigns". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
Carless, Simon (March 21, 2006). "Microsoft Confirms Xbox 360 Production Surge, Plans". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on June 11, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2007.

gamesindustry.biz

Loughrey, Paul (April 5, 2006). "Bethesda announces new premium Oblivion content". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
Gibson, Ellie (March 20, 2007). "Scrolling Up". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on March 28, 2007. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
"US loot box bill receives bipartisan support". GamesIndustry.biz. May 24, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.

gamesparks.com

"Common mis-conceptions about microtransactions | Game Sparks". www.gamesparks.com. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

gamespot.com

Surette, Tim (April 3, 2006). "Oblivion horse armor now available". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
Sinclair, Brendan (April 7, 2006). "Next Oblivion add-on priced". GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
Surette, Tim (February 23, 2006). "Oblivion content now on Marketplace". GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
Surette, Tim (November 29, 2005). "Kameo konkokts kool kostumes". GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
Surette, Tim (March 21, 2006). "Marketplace hits 10 million transactions". GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
"Microtransactions will be in every game, says EA exec". GameSpot.
Makuch, Eddie. "DLC and Microtransactions: New Study Shows How Gamers Feel About Them". GamesPot. Retrieved November 30, 2017.

gamesradar.com

Thomas, Aaron (March 14, 2009). "FIFA 09 Ultimate Team DLC - first look". gamesradar. Retrieved November 4, 2021.

hardcoregaming101.net

Derboo, Sam (November 4, 2016). "Double Dragon 3 (Arcade)". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

hawaiitribune-herald.com

Brestovansky, Michael (March 24, 2018). "'Loot box' bills fail to advance". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Retrieved November 5, 2019.

ign.com

"The Sims 2 Store, All-New Online Shopping Destination for Your Sims, Goes Live Today". IGN. June 30, 2008.

investorplace.com

"Electronic Arts Has a Microtransaction Problem It Can't Ignore". InvestorPlace. October 7, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

kotaku.com

McWhertor, Michael (January 30, 2009). "Top Oblivion DLC Revealed, Horse Armor Surprisingly Popular". Kotaku. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

marketwatch.com

Murphy, Mike. "EA suspends in-game payments for new 'Star Wars: Battlefront II' video game". Marketwatch. Retrieved July 11, 2019.

nexon.com

mcompany.nexon.com

"Quiz Quiz". Nexon Corporation. 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2020.

obliviondownloads.com

"Oblivion Downloads". Bethesda Softworks. Archived from the original on December 23, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2006.

parentzone.org.uk

Stuart, Sam; Bedell, Geraldine; Malster, Tim; Shotbolt, Vicki; Shotbolt, Max; Linington, Sophie; Roberg, Torjus; Mahmood, Zain (August 29, 2019). The Rip-Off Games: How the new business model of online gaming exploits children (PDF). Parent Zone (Report).

parliament.uk

publications.parliament.uk

"Immersive and addictive technologies - Digital, Culture, Media and Sport - House of Commons". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
"Immersive and addictive technologies - Digital, Culture, Media and Sport - House of Commons". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
"Immersive and addictive technologies - Digital, Culture, Media and Sport - House of Commons". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved November 5, 2019.

parliament.uk

"Immersive and addictive technologies report published - News from Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved November 5, 2019.

pcgamer.com

Senior, Tom (December 24, 2019). "Horse armor won". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
Donnelly, Joe (October 23, 2017). "EA 'pushing for more open-world games [because] you can monetise them better,' says ex-Bioware dev". PC Gamer. October 23, 2017

polygon.com

"Horse armor was mocked, but it launched a billion-dollar cosmetic industry". Polygon. October 13, 2022.
Sarkar, Samit (March 19, 2014). "EA looks back on five years of the FIFA Ultimate Team juggernaut". Polygon. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
Selling candy to babies – Richard Stanton, April 3, 2014
Friedman, Daniel (May 26, 2016). "Are Overwatch's loot boxes worth your money?". Polygon. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
Good, Owen S. (November 22, 2017). "Battlefront 2 loot crates draw lawmakers' attention in US, Belgium (update)". Polygon. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
Good, Owen S. (February 13, 2018). "Hawaii lawmakers introduce loot crate regulation bills". Polygon. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
Goslin, Austen (October 15, 2019). "Fortnite Chapter 2 battle pass skins and rewards". Polygon. Retrieved November 14, 2019.

recode.net

"Some Gamers Fear a Dystopian Free-to-Play Future". Re/code. April 14, 2014.

senate.gov

hawley.senate.gov

"Senator Hawley to Introduce Legislation Banning Manipulative Video Game Features Aimed at Children | Senator Josh Hawley". www.hawley.senate.gov. May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.

ssrn.com

papers.ssrn.com

McCaffrey, Matthew (2019). "The Macro Problem of Microtransactions: The Self-Regulatory Challenges of Video Game Loot Boxes". Rochester, NY. SSRN 3309612. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

superdataresearch.com

"Strategy". Superdataresearch. Retrieved November 30, 2017.

support.google.com

"Transaction Fees – Google Play for Developers Help". Retrieved March 10, 2015.

technologyreview.com

Reiss, Spencer. "Virtual Economics". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved October 17, 2019.

theseus.fi

Khonych, Alena (2019). "Ethical and Legal Dimensions of Microtransactions in Videogames" (PDF).

thesims3.com

store.thesims3.com

"Store - The Sims™ 3".

tuw.edu

"Insert More Coins: The Psychology Behind Microtransactions". Touro University WorldWide. February 25, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2019.

tweaktown.com

Strickland, Derek (May 10, 2017). "EA earns $1.68 billion in microtransactions in FY2017". TweakTown. Retrieved October 17, 2019.

usatoday.com

"Senator to introduce legislation banning video game 'loot boxes,' 'pay to win' features". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 10, 2019.

usgamer.net

Williams, Mike (October 11, 2017). "The Harsh History Of Gaming Microtransactions: From Horse Armor to Loot Boxes". US Gamer. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

venturebeat.com

Takahashi, Dean (November 1, 2015). "Nexon wins over Western developers by pitching gaming as an art form". VentureBeat. Retrieved May 14, 2020.

vg247.com

"Activision Blizzard made over $4 billion on microtransactions in 2017, over half of its revenue". VG247. February 9, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2019.

web.archive.org

"Oblivion Downloads". Bethesda Softworks. Archived from the original on December 23, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2006.
Surette, Tim (April 3, 2006). "Oblivion horse armor now available". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
Loughrey, Paul (April 5, 2006). "Bethesda announces new premium Oblivion content". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
Sinclair, Brendan (April 7, 2006). "Next Oblivion add-on priced". GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
Klepek, Patrick (April 3, 2006). "Oblivion 360 Downloads Begin". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
Surette, Tim (February 23, 2006). "Oblivion content now on Marketplace". GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
Dobson, Jason (April 3, 2006). "Round Up: Oblivion Downloadable Content, ESRB Ratings Issues, Ubisoft COO Resigns". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
Surette, Tim (November 29, 2005). "Kameo konkokts kool kostumes". GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
Surette, Tim (March 21, 2006). "Marketplace hits 10 million transactions". GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
Carless, Simon (March 21, 2006). "Microsoft Confirms Xbox 360 Production Surge, Plans". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on June 11, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
Gibson, Ellie (March 20, 2007). "Scrolling Up". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on March 28, 2007. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
Valadares, Jeferson (July 11, 2011). "Free-to-play Revenue Overtakes Premium Revenue in the App Store". Flurry. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2011.

wirelessdesignmag.com

Mooney, Janine. "Is Google Sharing Your Personal Data? Now You'll Know". Wireless Design Mag. Retrieved November 30, 2017.

zdnet.com

"Apple iOS in-app purchases hacked; everything is free (video)". ZDNet.