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EA has added its most recent Need for Speed title Rivals to its subscription EA Access program. Need for Speed: Rivals joins the likes of Battlefield 4, FIFA 14, Peggle 2 and Madden NFL 25 on the service, which is available on Xbox One in the UK for either 19.99 …
Read More »Sony: We don’t have anything against EA Access
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president and CEO Jim Ryan has said that the platform holder doesn’t have anything against EA Access. The subscription service is available on Xbox One but won’t be arriving on PS4, with Sony previously saying that it doesn’t think asking our fans to pay an additional …
Read More »World of Warcraft subscription prices are increasing
Blizzard has announced an increase to the subscription fees for World of Warcraft. 30 Day subscriptions will increase be 1 to 9.99 with 90 Day plans jumping 3 to 28.17 and 180 Days climbing by 6 to 52.14. The new prices will come into effect on November 13th to coincide …
Read More »VIDEO: PlayStation Now open beta kicking off in the US today
Sony’s streaming games service PlayStation Now will enter a period of open beta in the US and Canada later today. The service is for the time being restricted to PS3 titles. PS Now services will be integrated into the PlayStation Store, with users able to pay tiered amounts for rental …
Read More »EA reveals subscription EA Access program for Xbox One
Xbox One owners will soon be able to access an EA subscription service. EA Access costs $4.99 per month. For that members get unlimited access to select titles in what is being called The Vault – which currently contains FIFA 14, Battlefield 4, Madden NFL 25 and Peggle 2 – …
Read More »Video suggests Premium subscription planned for The Sims 4
An official walkthrough trailer for The Sims 4 has apparently leaked one of EA’s monetising initiatives for the title. Joystiq reports that the 20 minute video, which can be seen below, carries an on-screen ad for The Sims 4 Premium membership. "The Sims 4 Premium. Save on new packs with …
Read More »Ouya testing Netflix-like subscription model for games
Platform holder launches new payment model without warning developers first
Read More »SpeedTree Modeler for Unreal Engine 4 adopts $19 per month subscription fee
Middleware the latest game dev tool to use monthly payment model
Read More »Gaffney: There will be an MMO as big as World of Warcraft in our lifetime
Carbine Studios’ Jeremy Gaffney believes subscription-based MMOs can still survive in the modern industry
Read More »CryEngine monthly subscription now available on Steam
The subscription model of Crytek’s CryEngine is now available to purchase on Steam, the digital distributor has announced. Access is available in three different subscription tiers: $9.90 USD/EUR per month (1 month) $9.00 USD/EUR per month (3 months) $8.33 USD/EUR per month (6 months) Crytek revealed plans for its engine’s …
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