As video game players around the globe pinch pennies to accommodate rising game and hardware prices, embattled French ...

Ubisoft argued that them putting microtransactions in single-player games to help skip progress makes them more fun.

With a budget exceeding €100 million, Ubisoft's latest installment in its flagship franchise is as expensive as it is ambitious.

Ubisoft has revealed in an annual financial report that it believes the microtransactions it puts in its games actually make their games 'more fun'.