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Wargaming has detailed the incoming Frontiers patch for World of Tanks, which brings a new Historical Battles mode and updated visuals. The update arrives on April 17th for the Windows PC version of the game, and coincides with the release of World of Tanks 9.0. The new historical battle mode …
Read More »King: All games companies must transition to free-to-play
Call of Duty. New Super Mario Bros. Dark Souls. Halo. Uncharted. ALL games must become free-to-play, according to Candy Crush maker King. The micro-transaction is so strong and it’s definitely a much better model,” King games guru Tommy Palm told IGN. I think all companies have to transition over to …
Read More »Crytek employs former Mail.ru manager
Frankfurt studio hires expert from ecommerce sector as its continues its new focus on online games
Read More »Cousins says free-to-play criticisms are unfair
DICE, Sony and Lionhead veteran Ben Cousins has launched a spirited attack of what he argues is the wrongly maligned free-to-play sector. Writing on Polygon, he argues that far from acting in the interests of consumers, critics are instead merely acting to defend their own positions in the increasingly threatened …
Read More »Plarium: Facebook hands down the best place for free-to-play games
'The opportunities it offers are unparalleled today'
Read More »Vast majority of free-to-play users have never purchased in-app – report
Only 2.2 per cent of free-to-play users spend any money on in-app purchases, a new study has found. Re/code reports on new research from app testing firm Swrve, with CEO Hugh Reynolds stating that the findings are a word of caution around user acquisition.” While 2.2 per cent is surprisingly …
Read More »Tetris amasses 425m paid mobile downloads
Henk Rogers says value proposition of games has been "screwed up" by free titles
Read More »Warface registers 25m users
Free-to-play shooter Warface has reached 25m registered users, Crytek has announced. In a news post on Crytek’s site, the company revealed the figure – adding that the milestone was achieved in just two years within Russian, North American and European territories. It is a fantastic achievement for our franchise and …
Read More »F2P shooter Warface hits 25 million registered players
Crytek's multiplayer FPS attracts 20m new users in 16 months
Read More »Superdata: Console microtransactions hit $352m in 2013
Microtransactions on consoles accounted for approximately$352m in sales last year, research group Superdata has announced. The firm notes the microtransactions model – typically associated with the mobile market – is rapidly becoming more popular among console gamers. That $352m is strictly tied to small purchases tied to in-game economy, like …
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