Software dev joins ranks of history's greatest monsters by adding microtransactions to the original Doom

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Software dev joins ranks of history's greatest monsters by adding microtransactions to the original Doom
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One of Josh's first memories is of playing Quake 2 on the family computer when he was much too young to be doing that, and he's been irreparably game-brained ever since. His writing has been featured in Vice, Fanbyte, and the Financial Times.

It should go without saying that we all live in hell. A tin of beans costs £2, the Gulf Stream is giving up, and Blizzard wants. If only we could return to those halcyon days before memory: The '90s. Things were simple then, with shared wares aplenty and an internet that was still young and warm and wild and free.

You can see a video of the nightmare in action below, but in short, it works like this: Whenever you pick anything up in Dupont's Doom, the game freezes. It then presents you with a handy-dandy QR code, which you can scan to be taken to a payment portal that will let you fork over some real-life cash for your in-game pickup. Then you can go on your merry way, at least until the next pickup.

Anyway, here's the full thing in action. Dupont is a true moral criminal, and I can't wait to see what evil he conjures next.

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