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Streaming games service provider OnLive has announced the addition of the 200th game to its subscription based PlayPack offer. The company is also hosting what it calls the ‘PlayPack 200′ event, which promises 200 hours of events for customers and kicks off from 5pm tonight. Anyone who signs up for …

Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson is working on a futuristic space game which could feature a monthly subscription. The title, known as 0x10c, is set in the future of a parallel universe where the space race never ended. Five humans are put into a deep sleep cell in 1988 and …

Publishing giant 'looking at models like Call of Duty: Elite', says games chief Patrick Soderlund

Future entries in the Battlefield series could feature a subscription model, according to an EA exec. Speaking in an interview with VentureBeat, head of the EA Games label Patrick Soderlund said the publisher was considering using regular fees to increase the revenue generated by its blockbuster shooters. "I think it’s …

World of Warcraft developer to continue experimenting with monetisation models

Nearly 13 years after it first hit the market, Sony Online Entertainment has decided to convert EverQuest into a free-to-play title. A number of new payment options will be introduced. Standard all-you-can-eat subscriptions will remain an option, but a F2P version supported by microtransactions will also be available. Those who …

'But forcing customers into one method of payment is', says Adam Mersky

Trion Worlds has dropped the subscription price of its PC MMO Rift with bigger savings given to those who pay annually. An annual subscription previously cost 71.88 per year – or 5.99 per month – but this has now been lowered to 59 per year. This works out at 4.92 …

'Peak concurrent users at 350,000 players', says analyst

NCsoft working with German publisher Gameforge to develop new content