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If you listen to everything the media has to say on the MMO genre then you’d be led to believe it’s in a state of decline. The vast majority of games in the space are now turning F2P while only the market leaders maintain their subscription models. One example is …

It’s been a tough year for free-to-play. Of course, the number of people playing these cost-free games continues to rise at a rapid rate. But free-to-play has certainly taken a beating in the media. When the UK’s red tops aren’t leading a witch-hunt against the likes of Grand Theft Auto …

Shops can help sell free games, says free-to-play specialist Jagex. The firm predicts stores will experiment with selling add-ons for games such as Killer Instinct, a free-to-play launch title on Xbox One. I think there are plenty of opportunities for retail to be involved in F2P,” said Jagex marketing director …

The industry’s most popular games revolve around death – but are they making light of it? Develop discusses how developers can and should tackle the themes of violence and war as we enter a new generation of realism

Free games are not a threat to triple-A console releases. That’s according to experts from the biggest free-to-play companies. Execs at CCP and Wargaming dismiss the idea that all games in the future will be free, but tell MCV that free-to-play is a great way to break new IP. It …

Video creators who have suddenly been hit with copyright claims on their YouTube videos are being offered a helping hand by publishers. Google’s use of a new audio detection software that is scanning its content has led to hundreds of video game YouTube users having their content removed. The implementation …

Publisher's proactive stance on LGBT issues also recognised by human rights campaign group

Intel Developer Blog: This week, a look at Project Anarchy, the free mobile game engine from Havok

The price that consumers are willing to pay for PS4 is shooting up as we get closer to Christmas. New research form price comparison site Idealo.co.uk shows that in mid-September the highest PS4 price that was being clicked on by consumers was 349.99. By the first week of December, however, …

Doom co-creator also says he would have liked to release more games at Id Software