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Crytek’s free-to-play PC browser FPS Warface is now available in Europe and America. Also going live in said regions today is Crytek’s equally as colourfully named GFACE network, which users will be signed up to if they play Warface. "Our goal with Warface has always been to show that free-to-play …
Read More »Project Spark freed of Xbox Live Gold restrictions
Xbox One owners will not need to subscribe to Xbox Live Gold to access free-to-play title Project Spark. The platform holder’s community Mike Lescault confirmed onReddit: You will not need a Gold subscription to play Project Spark for free on any platform.” Free-to-play titles previously released on Xbox 360, such …
Read More »Schappert: Free-to-play the future of the game industry
'The shift to free-to-play is real and happening'
Read More »From triple-A to free-to-play: John Schappert on mobile, PC and a changing industry landscape
The former EA COO and Shiver founder on new business models, small development teams and the future of games
Read More »Batman Arkham Origins free-to-play brawler revealed for iOS, Android
A free-to-play version of NetherRealm Studios’ upcoming Batman: Arkham Origins is in development for iOS and Android, publisher Warner Bros. has announced. The brawler pits Batman against a number of DC Comics’ most deadly assassins,” with victories earning players unique” Batsuits, in-game currency, and other rewards. No word yet how …
Read More »CCP’s Gaudechon: Free-to-play can be as big on console as on mobile
Dust 514 exec believes there will be a surge towards the business model in triple-A titles for console
Read More »Five pitfalls to avoid if you’re an indie
F2P Summit: Ionage developer Tim Wicksteed shares some mistakes he made when making his first free-to-play game
Read More »Ten triple-A mistakes and how free-to-play developers can avoid them
F2P Summit: GamesBrief's Nicholas Lovell explores the differences between freemium games and traditional production
Read More »Monetisation ‘inseparable’ from player experience
F2P Summit: Graham McAllister presents a four layer model to improve monetisation in your free-to-play game
Read More »Psychologist calls for more research into free-to-play games
F2P Summit: Not enough research has been done into why players spend on in-app purchases, experts says
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