The Recap – 04/08/13 ‘Microtransactions everywhere!’

Welcome to another Recap episode where we go over the day's biggest headlines, making sure that you're caught up in all things video games.

Halo 4 the next AAA game to have microtransactions?

Halo 4 could be the next AAA game to introduce microtransactions. Executive producer Dan Ayoub told Digital Spy that the company is "looking at" how Gears of War offers bonus cosmetic items for a small fee.

Michael Biehn revisits the '80s in Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, releasing May 1

Ubisoft's Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is, in their words, "an '80s VHS vision of the future" where you must "get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world." The downloadable PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 spin-off, set in a dystopian 2007, is set to launch on May 1st.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim update 1.9 rolling out on Xbox 360 and PS3

By the end of today, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners will likely have access to Skyrim's 1.9 title update. Bethesda has confirmed the update.

Amazon is having an alluring video game spring sale

A whole bunch of games and headsets have gone on sale via Amazon’s “Video Games Spring Time Event.” Games like Madden NFL 13, NCAA Football 13, Battlefield 3: Premium Edition, Tomb Raider, Dead Space 3 and several others are all having massive sales. If that doesn’t wet your whistle there are several headsets half off including some Turtle Beach bad boys.