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Apparently Being Black Is Now A Microtransaction


Submitted by thankeeka on April 17, 2007 - 12:24pm. General News

Okay, NOW microtransactions have gone too far! It's bad enough that we're being charged for things that used to be free in games, and of course we hate the unfair price gouging that seems to be going on with things like downloadable songs in Guitar Hero 2 for the 360, but to charge someone to make a black character? What's next? Three bucks here if you want to be Asian? Another five if you want to be a woman?

From the article:

Over on the Acclaim message boards, the news has popped up that in their new game, Dance! Online, you have to pay in order to have a character with black skin. Yes, you have to PAY MONEY in order to be a different race. Why? Well, let's go to coasterguy26, an "Acclaim Player Moderator" for a response.

Black is an EXTRA feature. It makes your person look unique, so that is an EXTRA feature. Therefore, you having to PAY for it. (Or ask a friend to pay for it).

Read the full article over at destructoid.com


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