Entries in 'subscriptions' (23)
Rift confronts the inevitable, goes free-to-play
Trion Worlds has confirmed plans to ditch subscription fees for MMO title Rift.
Nintendo considering free-to-play, subscription-based games for eShop
Nintendo will look into utilizing some familiar digital business models for its Wii U and 3DS hardware, CEO Satoru Iwata has told investors.
Valve adds game subscription plans to Steam
Valve has announced the addition of subscription-based titles to its Steam library.
Funcom ditches The Secret World subscription charges
As of today, a subscription is no longer required to play EA and Funcom’s The Secret World.
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Subsidised Xbox subscription hardware "pivotal" to Microsoft's business
Xbox 720 will likely launch with cut-price hardware subsidised through monthly subscriptions.
Wii U could include online subscription options
Speaking to shareholders in Japan, Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata has said that Wii U may offer some online services exclusively to those who pay a subscription or premium.
Google Play authorises game subscriptions
Developers are now free to introduce subscription payments in their Google Play titles.
ANALYSIS: Are console contracts the future?
Price promotions are an industry staple, but few have got the trade talking like Microsoft’s latest offer.
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EA ponders subscriptions for Battlefield 4
Future entries in the Battlefield series could feature a subscription model, according to an EA exec.
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.
Screen Digest: MMO subscriptions on the fall
Subscriptions for MMOs have declined for the first time, according to new research.
Gameloft reveals Android subscription model
Paris headquartered mobile games publisher Gameloft is launching a hopeful new revenue model for the Android operating system.
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DC Universe discounts extended
Those hoping to sample Sony Online Entertainment's PS3 and PC superhero MMO DC Universe Online will be pleased to hear that the publisher has extended its discounted subscription offer for ...
Apple introduces Subscriptions to App Store
A whole host of App Store content – crucially, including games – can now offer users a subscription service as part of Apple's billing service.
Kotick plays down COD subscription claims
With an air of mystery still surrounding Activision's new Call of Duty studio 'Project Beachhead' and its long-term roadmap for the shooting franchise, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has played ...
Champions Online gets free-to-play date
Atari Europe's superhero MMO Champions Online will officially become a free-to-play title on January 25th.
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LOTRO revenues triple
The Lord of the Rings Online MMO is making three times as much money since adopting a free-to-play subscription model, the game’s developer has claimed.
Star Trek Online could go free-to-play
Star Trek Online could become the next MMO to become a free-to-play title.
Revenue doubles at LOTR Online
Codemasters’ decision to drop subscription charges from Lord of the Rings Online and switch to microtransactions has been a big success for the game.
LOTR Online goes free-to-play
Online RPG The Lord of the Rings Online will receive a major update this Q3 allowing gamers to play the title entirely for free.
NPD: 360 has the digital edge over PS3
North American stats behemoth NPD has revealed that 18 per cent of Xbox 360 owners who subscribe to Microsoft’s Gold Membership “regularly” download content – markedly higher than the 10 ...
MMO subscriptions grow by 22% in 2008
Whilst the publishing world may be vocal in its increasing interest in free-to-play online game models, a new report by Screen Digest shows that the subscription based MMO market grew ...
56% of Xbox Live members pay Gold subscription
An internal Microsoft document has revealed that 56 per cent of Microsoft’s global Xbox 360 userbase pays the annual $49.99/£39.99 subscription charge to access the Gold version of the service.
