Monetisation

Developer acknowledges the game's monetisation system "was deemed out of place" by players

Protests against underwhelming in-game rewards should be treated as valuable feedback on a monetisation strategy gone awry, not as ingratitude or entitlement

Lewis Silkin's Fleur Chenevix-Trench and Nick Allan go through the recent EU and UK consumer law changes that game developers and publishers should be looking out for

Streamers who match the criteria will benefit from a 70% share on their net subscription revenue up to $100,000 annually, after which it'll revert back to a 50/50 split

Expensive in-game cosmetic items are a contentious issue that many developers tiptoe around – but this is the most balanced and palatable option for a modern business model

Developer emphasises that its monetisation system is "cosmetic only" after criticism

UPDATE: YouTube pledges to make "some adjustments" following backlash over latest rules targeting violence and profanity more severely

While a positive step away from loot boxes, many battle passes just replicate the surface of Fortnite’s model and miss the underlying ideas entirely