9 Most Controversial Video Game Moments Of 2017
8. Activision Slaps A Premium Price Tag On Nine-Year-Old DLC
Sure thing, Activision: reselling a nine-year-old map pack for a similarly aged video game is fair, because, you know, it wasn't already a big enough slap in the face that you refused nostalgia hunters entry to the remastered classic without first opening up their wallets for Infinite Warfare.
The consumer-friendly publisher that it is, of course, Activision made Modern Warfare Remastered available as a standalone purchase during the summer just gone - seven months later, when anyone who cared enough to relive the experience had already coughed up the cash - but that's a minor offense, compared to the piss-poor handling of its Variety Map Pack.
In 2008, when the original DLC launched, Activision priced it at $10 - a fair, affordable price tag for a bundle that included several maps. In 2017, for the exact same content (remastered - not remade - visuals aside), it decided to bump that figure up to $15.
By all means, publishers, charge whatever you want for your add-on content, but don't expect your own community to gobble it up and ask for a refill. We're not idiots.