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01-26-2015, 03:40 PM
http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AxfJ8aODoOeBdGj6fnpOag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/need-for-speed-no-limits-gas-in-app-purchase.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/ea-comes-ingeniously-sleazy-way-milk-money-gamers-192000509.html)The freemium game industry just took a twist for the worse-— although you can’t help but appreciate the ingenuity of developers in this particular case. EA has decided that players will need gas for their car races inside Need for Speed: No Limits, and the company will sell it to you via in-app purchases. FROM EARLIER: 2015 is the year that we stop preordering video games once and for all Of course, there’s always the option of waiting for your tank to fill back up automatically, but that will not always coincide with your need for gaming, as that will take some time. As Android Police reports, the game, which is available on iPhone-and should be launched on Android in



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