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SOE has word that the previously unveiled free-to-play model for its long lasting MMO EverQuest has launched. "Through 18 successful expansions and countless other game updates, EverQuest has forged its place in history amongst the MMO and online game elite," EverQuest franchise director of development Dave Georgeson asserted in an …
Read More »SOE closes four online games
EverQuest Online Adventures, Cosmic Rift, Infantry and Star Chamber: The Harbinger Sage to end by June
Read More »EverQuest joins free-to-play wave
Subscriptions to remain available to customers for extra perks
Read More »New EverQuest II players rise by 300%
The number of new signups to EverQuest II has tripled since the Sony MMO game went free-to-play one month ago. Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley revealed a series of statistics on Twitter about the RPG’s rise in new players. We are seeing some amazing growth in EverQuest II,” he …
Read More »Revenues soar after DC Universe turns free
Microtransactions drive income up 700%, Sony Online Entertainment exec says
Read More »DC Universe usage surges 1,000% after going F2P
Over 330,000 new DC Universe Online players in eight days since move from subscription model
Read More »[Update] Popularity surge as Sony game turns free-to-play
120,000 register interest for free version of DC Universe Online
Read More »DC Universe Online gets F2P date
Sony Online Entertainment’s PS3 and PC MMO DC Universe Online will become a free-to-play title on November 1st. The studio announced that it was going to switch its title to the F2P model last month, but has only now finalised a date. New players joining under the F2P model will …
Read More »Free Realms reaches ‘more than 20 million users’
SOE to celebrate milestone with promotional items and events for users
Read More »Honours even at GDC Online Awards
No prize-hoarding as trophies are split between seven studios
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