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Mom Goes Viral on TikTok For Rant About Fortnite V-Bucks, Raising More Questions About Kids’ Spending

FortniteFortnite was in the news again this week. | Epic GamesA TikTok video of a mom finding her child purchased over 49,000 V-Bucks in Fortnite went viral this week, raising the debate again over how monetary spending should be handled in games popular with children. The equivalent of this in-game purchase of the popular Battle Royale-style game to real word currency? Approximately $300 or more, depending on which packs the child purchased in-game. In a follow-up video, the mom noted that her child spent "$80 mad times" referring to the

Ads are back in: Monetizing beyond subscriptions and transactions in gaming

GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. The rapid growth of direct-to-consumer streaming platforms has proven that subscriptions are viable. Subscription options have seen a massive increase as console, platform, and other industry players have tried to capture people’s time by creating an experience that offers a variety of games. But in the same breath, we hear about rapid subscription growth