Week in Tech: Week in Tech: EA’s got some Battlefront, Apple’s got some iMacs

By techradar

Money makes the world go round and it’s certainly been a big theme this week, with stories ranging from mobile payments to Battlefront’s pricey season pass, to Sweden becoming the world’s first cashless society. Elsewhere, Facebook continues on its quest to become the only website you ever need to visit, and Apple blasts our eyes with 5K iMacs. It’s Week in Tech!

Battlefront offensive

Microtransactions are beginning to seep into blockbuster console titles but we still haven’t worked out how DLC should work, have we EA? This week we discovered that if you’re planning to buy the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront title and want the full galactic experience, you’ll need to shell out a lot more money beyond the base game cost. EA is asking for £40 (US$50) for four planned DLC releases, giving you two-week advance access to each and a, erm, “Shoot First” emote. Our advice? Unless you have an exceptionally high Midichlorian count, we’d suggest waiting and buying each DLC separately – we’d be shocked if EA didn’t eventually make them available à la carte eventually.

Eye can see clearly now

Apple normally updates its line of laptops and desktop computers at its October iPad event, but as it …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming