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EA and Bigpoint have announced a ‘strategic relationship’ to distribute certain titles from within EA’s Play4Free online platform. The first EA title that will be featured on the Bigpoint network will be Lord of Ultima this March. "I believe that the gaming industry is starting to fully appreciate the shift …
Read More »Freemium model facing watchdog probe
'We will closely monitor this industry practice' says FTC
Read More »PC piracy ‘is declining’
Piracy in the PC games sector is in decline, according to the president of the PC Gaming Alliance. The shift to free-to-play models and supplemental content via download has lessened the value of pirated games copies, Matt Ployhar claims. "What’s happening is game design is shifting and as a result …
Read More »‘There’s no such thing as free-to-play’ – EA
Publisher lauds the silent success of the freemium model
Read More »100,000 sign up for APB Reloaded
More than 100,000 people have registered to take part in the beta of APB Reloaded. The figure was revealed by developer Reloaded Productions’ boss Bjorn Book-Larsson on the game’s official blog, who added that this has topped his team’s original expectations. The studio is aiming to launch the closed beta …
Read More »Kung Fu MMO heads to European market
Chinese giant ChangYou is bringing its hit Kung Fu MMO to the UK and Europe.Digital distributor TripleACodes will help to distribute ChangYou’s free-to-play game Tian Long Ba Bu in several territories around the world, including Eastern Europe. ChangYou is proud to be able to announce its partnership with one of the most recognisable …
Read More »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. Developer Cryptic first revealed its intention to remove mandatory subscription charges back in October. Though the game will be free to play to all, a number of premium additions will also be available to purchase. …
Read More »‘Revenue triple’ as Lord of the Rings turns free
Online game said to be buzzing with new players
Read More »SimBin turns to free-to-play model
New racing title launches on developerâ??s website
Read More »APB reborn as free-to-play title
One of the most destructive and unequivocal commercial failures of the modern games industry is being given a second chance. APB, the 100 million white elephant that brought down Dundee studio Realtime Worlds, has today been confirmed as a new acquisition for the free-to-play evangelists GamersFirst. A trusted source close …
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