Capcom added microtransactions to their highly anticipated Resident Evil 4 remake that came out last month. Of course, they waited a couple weeks after release to sneak them in. I’m sure it was pure coincidence that microtransactions were withheld from their biggest game of the year until reviews were out and they could avoid any conversation or bad press about them. Gotta keep that Metacritic score up. Right, Capcom?

While they’re optional and are only for those that want to pay extra to use them, it looks suspect when they’re put in quietly after the media is done reviewing the game.

The free Mercenaries mode DLC is added to the game today, but it’s also been accompanied by 11 new pieces of paid DLC called ‘Exclusive Upgrade Tickets’, each letting players speed up the upgrade process.

“To gun enthusiasts, knife collectors, and lovers of weapons of any and all kinds,” the DLC description reads, “here’s your ticket to the gun show! Specifically a ticket to be redeemed at the Merchant’s shop.

“With this, you’ll have access to a weapon’s exclusive upgrade at any time, regardless of the weapon’s level. Not only that, but once unlocked, the upgrade itself is free of charge!

“This item will be added to the Treasures menu and will be available across all of your saved data.”

Each upgrade ticket costs $2.99 / £2.49 and there are also a number of multipacks letting players buy three or five tickets at a discount.

In total, if players were to buy everything, they would get 23 upgrade tickets at a total cost of $55.89 / £46.05.

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