MMO Business Roundup: EU cash shop currency crackdown, Nvidia’s GPU ha
s pretty wide-reaching, all things considered, but once again it touches everyone in gaming, including us MMORPG nerds. And so, the headlines. The EU is cracking down on cash shop currency bundles tha…
s pretty wide-reaching, all things considered, but once again it touches everyone in gaming, including us MMORPG nerds. And so, the headlines. The EU is cracking down on cash shop currency bundles tha…
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