Microtransactions in AAA Video Games – Are They Really Necessary?

Video games, unlike other forms of media, are a business; money makes the world go round.  However, the video game industry is a very unstable place in the eyes of the developers.  Initially starting out as low budget projects running on the most basic of hardware, the advances in technology and rising demands from gamers result in a rise in costs for development.  The downside is that the price of video games have stayed stagnant throughout the...