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Yosuke Matsuda explains: ‘It wouldn’t be good for that market to consist entirely of free-to-play’
Read More »‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’: ArcticPlay on going ‘free forever’ with Hoodrip
ArcticPlay commercial director Totti Nyberg explains why the studio adopted a completely new approach to free-to-play for the mobile skateboarding title
Read More »Trion Worlds ditches free-to-play model for Atlas Reactor because ‘it’s less fun’
Multiplayer title will now be sold using premium price points at $30, $60 and $100
Read More »Free-to-play Paragon getting $60 physical PS4 edition
Epic’s upcoming F2P outing Paragon is to receive a very un-free boxed release on PS4. A $59.99 Paragon Edition has been announced for North America for June 7th. For the money gamers get a host of in-game items and perks including 6,000 Paragon Coins (worth $60), some additional challenges, permanent …
Read More »Bleszinski’s LawBreakers is no longer free-to-play
Developer Cliff Belszinski has said that his next shooter will not be a free-to-play title after all. LawBreakers was announced last year. But despite some positive noises about the payment model to begin with, Bleszinski has said that the negative reaction to F2P has led to change of heart. "We …
Read More »Free-to-play PES 2016 kicks off on PC today
Konami’s F2P version of its football release PES 2016 is now available on PC. Having arrived on PS4 and PS3 last month, the trimmed-down version of last year’s full-blooded premium release offers seven teams and three game modes – Exhibition, Training and MyClub, which is Konami’s answer to EA’s lucrative …
Read More »Boxed release planned for Pokemon Rumble World
Nintendo’s free-to-play 3DS outing Pokmon Rumble World is to receive a microtransaction-free digital release. The boxed version, which will be released on January 22nd, will have all of the original’s in-app purchases removed. Instead, players will start with a large reserve of the in-game currency Pok Diamonds. More will then …
Read More »Free-to-play PES 2016 rated by Australian Board
Konami may be about to release a second version of PES 2016 that scraps the game’s upfront costs. The Australian Classification Board has listed a title called Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 Free To Play. No platforms have been specified, and while its not stated you’d expect the game to be …
Read More »Overwatch is not going to be free-to-play
Many folk expected Blizzard’s upcoming team shooter Overwatch to be a free-to-play title. These folk were wrong. As well as revealing the game will be coming to PS4 and Xbox One as well as PC, the developer has also confirmed that the Standard Edition of the game on PC will …
Read More »Quake Live ditches F2P, becomes £6.99 Steam title
The Quake Live fanbase is one of the most hardcore and dedicated there is – so a surprise significant overnight change to the game has gone down like a lead balloon. With no warning whatsoever former free-to-play browser title Quake Live has suddenly dropped its subscription services and acquired a …
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