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Despite being the latest publisher to brave the wrath of the ferocious online games community, Codemasters is sticking by its guns. It was revealed yesterday that the Britsoft studio is cutting the in-car view option from freshly announced racer Grid 2. So what, you may say? Well, in-car is for …
Read More »Star Wars The Old Republic F2P announced for fall as subs dip below 1m
EA and Bioware have announced MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic will be making the switch to the free to play model later this year. Some notable restrictions apply to what players get free access to in the game. Characters are capped at level 50, and those unwilling to pay …
Read More »The Old Republic going free-to-play up to level 50
Freemium model to be offered alongside subscriptions
Read More »EA’s BioWare and Easy Studios lose key execs
EA has been rocked by two further executive departures. Firstly, BioWare’s ambitious MMO Star wars: The Knights of the Old Republic, has lost its executive producer Rick Vogel, Gamasutra reports. Vogel’s departure comes on the back of a recent dip in subscriber numbers for the title and talk of a …
Read More »Vogel departs BioWare amidst reported layoffs
Executive producer leaves Austin-based STWOR developer
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We give you a rundown of the best developers from the region
Read More »UPDATED: BioWare reveals new F2P Ultima Online MMO
A brand new version of Ultima Online is on the way. EA-owned BioWare has revealed Ultima Forever, which it describes as the first great Western RPG” that has apparently been lovingly restored”. The game will be free to play and, most likely, supported by microtransactions. Whether that means it’s a …
Read More »Star Wars: The Old Republic gets free-to-play trial
The millions of voices that suddenly cried out in terror when they discovered that Star Wars: The Old Republic would have a monthly subscription have been suddenly silenced. No, your eyes have not deceived you – EA has announced that a free trial of the MMO is now available that …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 ‘Earth’ DLC hits next week, ‘Leviathan’ DLC confirmed
Several new pieces of information have come about regarding Mass Effect 3’s upcoming content, some of it official and some not as much. Let’s start with what has actually confirmed. The game’s Earth DLC will land next Tuesday, July 17th for free according to Major Nelson. It will be multiplayer …
Read More »SmartGlass and ‘entertainment’ – the REAL Microsoft next-gen strategy
The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it features interviews with Xbox’s Chris Lewis and Phil Spencer. We also investigate SmartGlass, pay tribute to departing Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton and speak to Gianluca Vialli about his new game The magazine is available for iPad. Download our …
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