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Kwari is dead

Online game offering 'cash for kills' runs out of money and goes into receivership

Kwari, the 'cash for kills' online FPS which offered players the chance to win money by betting on their performance, has closed just a year after it launched.

The company behind game, designed in the UK but managed by Australian web firm Micro Forte, has reportedly gone into receivership.

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game was crap anyway

posted by Onehunglow Jun 03, 2008 at 10:03 pm
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but its never good when a company goes bust.

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Re: game was crap anyway

posted by Jun 04, 2008 at 8:56 am
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Kinda sad but fairly predictable in my view. Micro-transactions as a business model is workable but clearly a stretch too far for a new IP like Kwari.

Lets see how Battlefield works...

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Re: Re: game was crap anyway

posted by Ollie Jun 04, 2008 at 4:14 pm
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Microtransaction success stories are almost ALL based on new IP: Maple Story, Puzzle Pirates, Flyff, etc.

What did this company in was bad game design.

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