Entries in 'subscription' (47)
Minecraft Realms subscription service to offer kid-friendly servers
Mojang is preparing to launch Minecraft Realms, a subscription service that will provide families a safe and easy way to play Minecraft online.
Activision scraps Call of Duty Elite subscriptions, introduces Season Pass
Call of Duty Elite membership will come free with Black Ops II.
$99 subscription Xbox could come to the UK
Microsoft’s $99 subscription Xbox 360 trial could be coming to the UK and Europe.
Microsoft "has a strategy to take over the world"
Xbox 720 will be more than just a games console – Microsoft wants it to replace all of the boxes currently sitting under your television.
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Battlefield Premium sells 800k; EA wants model for other brands
EA has confirmed that its paid-for multiplayer Battlefield 3 expansion Battlefield Premium has sold 800,000 subscriptions in its first two weeks.
HOT TOPICS: Is the subscription MMO in trouble?
In the seventh of a series of features answering the biggest questions about the industry's future, James Batchelor discusses the impact the free-to-play model has had on the traditional MMO ...
E3 2012: $99 Xbox subscription deal rolled out to retail
Microsoft has rolled out its experimental $99 Xbox 360 offer to GameStop and Best Buy in the US.
PlayStation Plus overhaul tipped for E3 reveal
Sony will use some of its stage time at E3 convincing consumers to sign up to a reinvigorated PlayStation Plus subscription service, a report claims.
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Subscription based $99 Xbox 360 is real, on sale now
US gamers have become the first to be offered a cut-price console on the condition that they sign up for a two-year contract.
OnLive PlayPack hits 200 games
Streaming games service provider OnLive has announced the addition of the 200th game to its subscription based PlayPack offer.
Notch reveals new sci-fi game 0x10c
Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson is working on a futuristic space game which could feature a monthly subscription.
EA ponders subscriptions for Battlefield 4
Future entries in the Battlefield series could feature a subscription model, according to an EA exec.
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MMO stalwart EverQuest making F2P switch
Nearly 13 years after it first hit the market, Sony Online Entertainment has decided to convert EverQuest into a free-to-play title.
Rift subscription fees lowered
Trion Worlds has dropped the subscription price of its PC MMO Rift with bigger savings given to those who pay annually.
New web retailer shares pre-owned revenue with publishers
An internet rental specialist has promised to share its used game profits with publishers.
Start getting Music Week for free
MCV readers can now get a free trial of sister publication, Music Week – followed by substantially reduced subscription rates.
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EA releases subscription-supported Tetris
A new version of Tetris has been released by EA on iOS that offers additional features for those willing to subscribe.
Star Wars: The Old Republic
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If anything can challenge World of Warcraft, it’s this. The Old Republic represents EA’s biggest foray into the market for massively multiplayer online games.
Apple pulls iOS games subscription app
After just a couple of days of availability, Apple has without explanation removed a first-of-its-kind games subscription service from the iOS App Store.
iOS to get its first streaming games subscription service
Big Fish Games has secured an agreement with Apple for a first-of-its-kind subscription games servcie on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
F2P switch sees DC Universe revenues soar 700%
Sales for the DC Universe MMO has jumped sevenfold in around twenty days since the game turned free, according to new data.
Your chance to grab a FREE MCV subscription
Intent Media has extended its offer of a free subscription to MCV magazine for all of its Twitter followers.
OnLive.co.uk is finally here
The future or just a flash in the pan? Either way, the OnLive journey is going to be a fascinating one and today’s the day the service finally launches in ...
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.
68% of Xbox subs bought at retail
The High Street can play a major part in selling digital games, and Microsoft has the proof.
