Article Selection

Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1 https://hivelife.com/microtransactions-in-games/

Article title How are microtransactions in games impacting the industry

Article Evaluation I believe this article was very relevant and up to date on my topic. Overall I would suggest that this article is neutral on this topic. Each claim has citations as this was one of the best written articles I've look at throughout my research period for the pool of research. Yes the citations were reliable and relevant to the source. No this article doesn't attack one of Wikipedia's equity gaps.

Sources https://www.newworld.com/en-us/ https://www.pcgamer.com/new-world-addresses-concerns-over-microtransactions/ https://twitter.com/Asmongold/status/1394527835797196803?s=20 https://store.steampowered.com/ https://www.origin.com/hkg/en-us/store/origin-access https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/19/18226852/loot-boxes-gaming-regulation-gambling-free-to-play https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/13/16646692/star-wars-battlefront-2-loot-crate-controversy-ea https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/258941-take-40-hours-unlock-single-hero-star-wars-battlefront-ii https://www.businessinsider.com/reddit-world-record-downvotes-ea-star-wars-battlefront-2-2019-9 https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/battlefront/star-wars-battlefront-2/news/progression-oct-2017 https://www.gamespot.com/articles/if-this-new-video-game-loot-box-bill-becomes-law-i/1100-6456767/ https://forums.warframe.com/topic/22579-why-warframe-does-microtransactions-correctly/ https://www.warframe.com/landing https://www.playstation.com/en-nz/games/warframe/ https://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/578080/IVORY%20SCHOOL%20UNIFORM%20SET%20%28FEMALE%29

Option 2 https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microtransactions-explained-heres-what-you-need-to/1100-6456995/

Article title Microtransactions, explained: Here's what you need to know

Article Evaluation I believe the article's content was relevant to my topic giving a brief understanding. Overall I would state that this article is neutral on the topic. Most claims had citations with some referencing their own website. Yes I would say these citations are reliable because it's a gaming website that's been credible for a long time so citing themselves doesn't bother me like a majority of websites who do the same. No this article doesn't attack one of Wikipedia's equity gaps.

Sources https://www.gamespot.com/star-wars-battlefront-ii/ https://www.gamespot.com/call-of-duty-wwii/ https://www.gamespot.com/overwatch/ https://www.gamespot.com/fifa-18/ https://www.gamespot.com/pc/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/if-this-new-video-game-loot-box-bill-becomes-law-i/1100-6456767/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/us-senator-takes-aim-at-predatory-loot-boxes-and-m/1100-6456796/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/amid-loot-box-controversy-esrb-will-label-games-wi/1100-6457029/ https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/961721226132631552 https://www.gamespot.com/articles/activision-blizzard-made-4-billion-on-microtransac/1100-6456669/ https://www.gamespot.com/red-dead-redemption-2/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-we-believe-in-microtransactions/1100-6456456/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/were-not-being-greedy-rainbow-six-siege-dev-says-a/1100-6456866/

Option 3 https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/331402-activision-blizzard-reports-highest-microtransaction-revenue-ever

Article title Activision Blizzard reports highest microtransactions revenue ever

Article Evaluation Yes this article is relevant to my topic to understand the business side of microtransactions. Overall I feel that the article was mainly neutral. The citations were reliable regarding these sources because the information is public due to the stock market. No this article doesn't tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps.

Sources https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/330655-microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-for-68-7-billion https://www.tweaktown.com/news/84421/activision-made-record-5-1-billion-from-microtransactions-in-2021/index.html https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/331210-ftc-will-review-ms-deal-to-buy-activision-blizzard https://news.microsoft.com/2022/01/18/microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-to-bring-the-joy-and-community-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device/

Option 4 https://entertainment.ie/gaming/what-are-microtransactions-389840/

Article title What are microtransactions?

Article Evaluation Yes this article is relevant to the topic of microtransactions of explaining what they are. Overall I feel that this article was favored against microtransactions. The citations were okay but nothing impressive. No this article doesn't tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps.

Sources https://entertainment.ie/gaming/what-exactly-is-going-on-with-battlefront-2s-loot-boxes-277129/ https://entertainment.ie/gaming/grand-theft-auto-online-has-made-over-half-a-billion-from-microtransactions-277730/

Option 5 https://beachsideteen.com/what-are-microtransactions-and-how-do-they-affect-mental-health/

Article title What are microtransactions and how do they affect mental health

Article Evaluation Yes this article is relevant to my topic because it deals with mental health and research revolving around microtransactions. Overall I would suggest this article isn't for microtransactions hence the research on how it affects mental health. The citations were good and reliable. No this article doesn't tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps.

Sources https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6743417/ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/irish-journal-of-psychological-medicine/article/online-gaming-and-gaming-disorder-more-than-just-a-trivial-pursuit/36F78F00BB0719CFE435006056B827BF https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5023737/ https://www.tuw.edu/psychology/psychology-behind-microtransactions/