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Read More »Iwata: Free-to-start mobile games are an option for us
Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has said that Nintendo’s smartphone games may well be free-to-play. The industry is still collectively digesting the news that one of the big three platform holders has conceded to popular opinion and decided to bring its IP to non-owned smartphone devices. Fans, however, have expressed discomfort …
Read More »Lessons learned from free-to-play
F2P Summit speakers share their experiences of the widely-used business model and explain why “it’s not a licence to print money”
Read More »Ubisoft RTS AirMech Arena coming to PS4 and Xbox One
Carbon Games title AirMech Arena will be released on next-gen consoles, publisher Ubisoft has confirmed. The game sees players controlling one of nine transforming robots tasked with both defending their own base and taking control of their opponents’. In truth it sounds a lot like a MOBA, although it is …
Read More »The next Magic: The Gathering game will be free-to-play
Wizards of the Coast is to make the next instalment in its Magic: The Gathering series free-to-play. Magic Duels: Origins boasts a number of new features such as integrated deck construction assistance, an endless single player mode, some new multiplayer modes, a community Quest system and an enhanced tutorial system. …
Read More »PlayStation expects free-to-play to generate a ‘big chunk’ of its revenues
Sony says growth of freemium games on consoles will continue for years to come
Read More »Sony predicts free-to-play will be "really big chunk" of PS4 revenues
Free-to-play games will account for a big chunk” of PS4’s revenues within three to five years, according to Sony’s senior account executive for F2P. "We’re really looking at this as a significant part of our digital business," Sarah Thompson told an audience at GDC, as reported by GameSpot. "I think …
Read More »Dota 2 surpasses 40m players, user activity on the rise – EEDAR
Dota 2 has seen its community swell past 40m players worldwide this month, but perhaps even more impressive is the level of user engagement Valve’s free-to-play MOBA has maintained throughout its rise. Games Industry reports on new findings from EEDAR, indicating that Dota 2 has been one of the main …
Read More »Final Fantasy: Record Keeper heading to North America this spring
Free-to-play mobile release Final Fantasy: Record Keeper is heading to North America this spring, Square Enix and DeNA have announced. The game has players customizing pixelated versions of Final Fantasy characters such as Cloud and Lightning with "iconic gear, powerful spells, summons and hundreds of weapons to choose from.” Those …
Read More »Fable Legends will be free-to-play
Lionhead's next RPG will update episodically and feature microtransactions
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