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Xbox One owners will not need to subscribe to Xbox Live Gold to access free-to-play title Project Spark. The platform holder’s community Mike Lescault confirmed onReddit: You will not need a Gold subscription to play Project Spark for free on any platform.” Free-to-play titles previously released on Xbox 360, such …
Read More »Nintendo reveals subscription Pokemon Bank cloud service
An annual subscription is to be charged for a new Pokemon cloud storage service for 3DS owners. Cloud Bank, which was revealed this afternoon in a special Pokemon Direct broadcast, is a 3DS app that allows Pokemon players to store their Pokemon across 100 boxes, each of which can contain …
Read More »Bethesda wants to liberate Elder Scrolls Online from Xbox Live paywall
The Elder Scrolls Online should be available to all Xbox One owners, even if they don’t subscribe to Xbox Live. That’s the opinion of Bethesda, which says that it is pushing Microsoft to liberate the MMO from the confines of the Xbox Live Gold paywall. With plans to utilise both …
Read More »ZeniMax banks on subscriptions for Elder Scrolls Online
Developer avoids free-to-play treatment on upcoming MMO
Read More »The Elder Scrolls Online will require a monthly subscription
Players of The Elder Scrolls Online will be required to play a monthly subscription. Upon buying the game players will get free access for 30 days after which an 8.99 per month subscription will be needed to continue. We feel the traditional subscription is the model that best fits what …
Read More »WildStar’s business model explained – Everything you need to know
Most MMOs fall into one of two camps: subscriptions or free-to-play. But NCsoft’s upcoming WildStar is attempting something a little different. The game comes with 30 days of game time. After that, players will have the option of paying for a monthly subscription or purchasing game time to top up. …
Read More »Free Xbox Live Gold membership offered with Office 365 subscription
Microsoft is offering a year’s free membership to Xbox Live Gold to those who subscribe to its Office 365 subscription plan. The Office 365 Home Premium annual subscription costs 79.99 and entitles owners to install the Microsoft Office client on up to five PCs and Macs for a year. It …
Read More »Blizzard mulls World of Warcraft microtransactions
Developer looking at adding in-game purchases in certain regions
Read More »Pay-to-win can be viable business model, says Gibson
Developers urged to look beyond vocal minority and investigate commercial practices of top games
Read More »Does aggressive monetisation work?
Nick Gibson considers the financial reality of gaming's bolder business models
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