Epic's V-Buck Price Hike Scheme Set to Expand Globally | Push Square
After laying off almost 900 employees, Epic Games has announced an expansion to the Fortnite V-Buck «pricing alignment», citing vague financial factors like «inflation and currency fluctuations». The price of Fortnite's premium currency is set to rise in various international markets, including the world's largest.
From 27th October, the price of V-Bucks and real money content packs offered by Epic Games will increase in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Eurozone countries, Hungary, Japan, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States (including all storefronts where the United States Dollar is used).
Raising the price of this fictitious currency was a success when the company trialled it in the UK, Canada, and Mexico, so much so it was thought now would be the optimal time to announce it for much of the rest of the world. In USD, these increases range from $1(1000 V-Bucks, previously $7.99) to $10 (13,500 V-Bucks, previously $79.99).
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Khayl Adam is the second best video game journalist Australia has ever produced, and his ambitions of world domination have (thus far) been curbed by the twin siren songs of strategy games and CRPGs. He has always felt an affinity for the noble dachshund, the best kind of dog.
I can sympathise, the cost of producing digital tat must have skyrocketed too
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