Entries in 'free-to-play' (163)
PopCap axes 730,000-user Facebook game
EA PopCap has dropped ZipZapPlay’s Facebook game Baking Life, despite the title having almost three quarters of a million players.
F2P games can't be "high quality", says Namco Bandai
Namco Bandai has issued a warning to publishers looking to hop aboard the free-to-play bandwagon.
Star Trek Online now free-to-play
Cryptic Studios has confirmed that its Star Trek MMO is now free to all players.
Publishers to Microsoft: 'Don't kick us off the Flight'
Microsoft Flight could harm the simulation games market if the company doesn’t open it up to third-parties, publishers have told MCV.
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New EverQuest II players rise by 300%
The number of new signups to EverQuest II has tripled since the Sony MMO game went free-to-play one month ago.
Zynga releases ForestVille on iOS
We’ve already seen the success of FarmVille and CityVille – now Zynga has launched ForestVille on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
Command & Conquer MMO is coming
EA has announced a brand new free-to-play MMO in the Command & Conquer series.
Free-to-play Aion takes flight in February
NCsoft's Aion: The Tower of Eternity is the latest MMORPG to switch to the free-to-play model.
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F2P Summit
Mar 28th 2012 - Mar 28th 2012 in London The F2P Summit will explore everything game developers needs to know about free-to-play strategy and how they can make it work for them.
Star Trek Online gets F2P date
Perfect World Entertainment has confirmed the day on which it will flick the free-to-play switch for Star Trek Online.
DC Universe popularity surges 1000% after F2P switch
DC Universe Online has seen a 1,000 per cent increase of concurrent users since going free-to-play on the November 1st.
120,000 join free-to-play DC Universe
Sony Online Entertainment's DC Universe Online has received 120,000 new registrations since it went free-to-play earlier this week.
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DC Universe Online gets F2P date
Sony Online Entertainment’s PS3 and PC MMO DC Universe Online will become a free-to-play title on November 1st.
Valve: Piracy is not a pricing issue
The common consensus is that pirated games are popular because they’re free. But not so, according to Valve co-founder Gabe Newell.
F2P games green-lit for PlayStation Vita
The thriving free-to-play monetisation model is coming to PlayStation Vita, a Sony executive has said.
Free FPS on the way for PlayStation Home
Discussing its upcoming shift of focus for PlayStation Home, the platform holder has demoed a couple of the new titles heading to the service.
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Star Wars Old Republic "will be the last large-scale subscription MMO"
EA’s Star Wars: The Old Republic will, whenever it eventually arrives, be the last “large scale” MMO to monetise itself via monthly subscriptions.
DC Online Universe going F2P on PC and PS3
Sony Online Entertainment has announced its attention to transition PS3 and PC MMO outing DC Universe Online to a free-to-play model next month.
Planetside 2 goes free-to-play
Upcoming PC shooter Planetside 2 will adopt a free-to-play model following the long line of MMOs that did so earlier this year.
Star Trek Online to adopt F2P
Yet another big-hitting MMO is to drop its current subscription model in favour of free-to-play.
Theme Park returns with free-to-play iOS game
Electronic Arts is reviving the classic Theme Park series as a freemium game on iPhone and iPad this year.
Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes announced
GAMESCOM: EA is to give another major IP the social network treatment with the announcement of Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes.
Ubisoft UK details free-to-play hopes
Ubisoft’s free-to-play aspirations were unveiled to the UK press at a summer showcase last week.
F2P FPS Lethal Enterprise to use CryEngine 3
Developer New World has announced a brand new F2P first person shooter called Lethal Enterprise – and it will be powered by Crytek’s impressive CryEngine 3.
F2P Resistance game goes live
Sony has not just surprised fans with the announcement of a new free-to-play game set in the Resistance universe – it’s also made the game live.
