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MMO publishers are flocking to the free-to-play market to stop users logging off. Over the past few weeks, a number of MMORPGs have announced they will be dropping subscription fees, such as City of Heroes, Age of Conan and LEGO Universe.Valve’s Team Fortress 2 and the Japanese version of Epic’s …

The deadline for rough draft submissions to the MoMinis Studio GameCast contest is July 10th. The company is accepting submissions in video format that should demonstrate the concept and gameplay of your mobile game and anything else you wish to explain, including what you plan to add to the game …

A new type of Final Fantasy game has been unveiled for the Nintendo 3DS. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a ‘theatre rhythm action’ title that allows players to use the stylus to tap the screen in time with musical prompts. It still has the traditional Final Fantasy towns and dungeons, reports …

The UK arm of Kalypso Media has established a new office. Previously working out of serviced offices shared with various other companies, the team now has its own dedicated premises in Bracknell, Berkshire. The new office will be the base of operations, from which Kalypso Media UK will handle forthcoming …

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Reggie Fils-Aime has said the upcoming Wii U will have a "flexible" online system. In an interview with Forbes, the Nintendo president addressed questions about the difference between Wii’s online service and those of its competitors, such as Xbox Live. "We’ve seen what our competitors have done, and we’ve acknowledged …

The PlayStation Network is fully back up and running in Japan following its hack that brought the service down in April. PlayStation Store went in Japan live today, allowing users to purchase games, download demos and additional in-game content once again. Hachimaki posted an image of PS Store live in …

Publisher's own website to stream game demos via the cloud service

Capcom has become the latest firm to partner with on-demand cloud gaming service Gaikai. The deal will allow US web users to play Capcom games such as the latest Resident Evil and Street Fighter titles through their internet browser. Gaikai pays affiliates to host Gaikai-streamed games on their websites. The …

And there are several webinars to help entrants this week