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Upcoming Xbox and PC shooter Titanfall will employ the Season Pass DLC model. Speaking to GameSpot, Respawn’s Vince Zampella confirmed the plans, stating: We’re not going to do microtransactions. You just buy it up front, and you get a better price. We’re going to do a Season Pass just because …
Read More »EC questions use of ‘free’ in ‘free-to-play’
The ability to advertise free-to-play titles as ‘free’ is under threat thanks to a new European Commission initiative. The EC is meeting with consumer groups in the UK, France and Italy and major market players such as Apple and Google to discuss consumer concerns regarding the F2P market. Chief amongst …
Read More »Develop 100: Ones To Watch 2014 free to download now
Find out which global games companies are on course to change development over the next 12 months
Read More »Ubisoft bundles free Assassin’s Creed titles with Elder Scrolls Online orders
The publisher is offering free copies of AC IV: Black Flag and AC III to those who buy Elder Scrolls Online through uPlay. Consumers who pre-order the Bethesda MMO from Ubisoft’s digital store will also receive a free copy of the latest Assassin’s Creed. Launching as both physical and digital …
Read More »Outlast hitting PS4 PlayStation Plus in February
PS4 owners who are subscribed to PS+ will next month be handed a free copy of indie survival horror hit Outlast. The game, developed by Red Barrels, will remain free to all PS4 owners who either currently subscribe to Sony’s service or sign up during its period of availability. All …
Read More »Free Killer Instinct character switched
Xbox One owners can now access an alternative free character in Double Helix fighter Killer Instinct. A patch released by the studio has swapped previous free character Jago for Sabrewulf. It’s the first time the game’s free character has been changed since its arrival alongside Xbox One in November. The …
Read More »Man who paid £450 for a photo of an Xbox One is given a real one
Did you read about that lad who paid 450 for a photo of an Xbox One? The story was big news last week after Nottingham Post reported that 19 year-old Peter Clatworthy had paid 450 for a picture of an Xbox One on eBay. He thought he’d paid for an …
Read More »Sony giving away two free PlayStation Mobile games each week
Remember PlayStation Mobile? Sony suddenly seems to have, and has announced a brand new games offer for the platform. Starting today the platform holder is to give away two free games each week for the next five weeks. The titles will work on Vita and on PlayStation Certified smartphones or …
Read More »Free game for faulty Xbox One owners
Microsoft is compensating those with a defective Xbox One console with a free game. Reports emerged over the weekend of disc drive problems in some units. Polygon reports that upon contacting Microsoft affected customers are being offered a free download of either Dead Rising 3, Forza 5, Ryse or Zoo …
Read More »Free Super Mario 3D Land download for new 3DS owners
New (or old) 3DS owners who register their system after November 27th will get a free copy of Super Mario 3D Land. To be eligible a user must register both a console and one game from the list below between then and January 13th. The simply head over here and …
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