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THQ's UFC Undisputed 2010 to Feature Pay-Wall

By james_fudge

THQ is following the lead of EA and Ubisoft, who have both committed to charging consumers (not retailers, mind you) extra money for buying used games. They are calling it a "pay-wall," but many consumers are calling it "highway robbery."

According to Gamasutra, citing a Destructoid story, THQ has confirmed that it will test out a pay-wall model with UFC Undisputed 2010. Those that buy the game new will have the benefit of a code that will allow them to play online, while those that buy it used will have to pay $5. Here's what THQ told Destructoid: Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on May 20, 2010 (boomark / email).