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Wargaming announces strategic withdrawal from ‘pay-to-win’

World of Tanks developer Wargaming has launched a new free-to-play strategy called free-to-win”. The idea is that games such as World of Tanks – and its other upcoming titles – will not allow gamers to pay for an in-game advantage. Revenue will instead be generated from the sale of non-advantageous …

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Wargaming flirting with consoles

World of Tanks creator Wargaming has taken its first tentative steps toward console development. The company acquired FEAR and MechAssault developer Day 1 Studios in late January and then two weeks later followed this up with the acquisition of Gas Powered Games. "The hardware cannot constrain the player from getting …

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Wargaming has acquired Gas Powered Games

MMO developer and publisher Wargaming has acquired Supreme Commander creator Gas Powered Games. Wargaming will as part of the deal assume full ownership of the studio, bringing key staff members such as founder Chris Taylor on board. "Gas Powered Games’ heritage and development pedigree shows us just how valuable an …

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Wargaming acquires Day 1 Studios, lines up console invasion

World of Tanks publisher Wargaming has announced its intentions to muscle in on the console sector. The first step in this planned invasion is the acquisition of Day 1 Studios, which is the outfit behind MechAssault, MechAssault 2, FEAR, FEAR 3 and Fracture. The deal is worth $20m with the …

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