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Read More »World of Warcraft revenues "drop 54% in seven months"
One analyst has speculated that the time may be nearing for Activision Blizzard’s World of Warcraft to make the jump to free-to-play. A report by Superdata Research, as spotted by CVG, claims that the MMO has experienced a drop in revenues of 54 per cent in the last seven months. …
Read More »Final Fantasy Agito announced for iOS and Android
Square Enix has unveiled Final Fantasy Agito, a mobile-bound RPG with multiplayer and free to play elements. In a Famitsu preview translated by Polygon, producer Hajime Tabata revealed the game will land later this year for both iOS and Android devices. Set within the world of 2011 PSP Japan release …
Read More »Soul Calibur also getting the free-to-play treatment
Namco Bandai’s free-to-play frenzy seems to be continuing. A translated Famitsu article from Gematsu says that a free-to-play version of Soul Calibur is currently in development for PS3. There’s no word yet on when it might be released. The release follows the release of two other free-to-play Namco titles – …
Read More »EndWar IP returns as free-to-play title
Ubisoft is to resurrect the Tom Clancy EndWar brand. Having done the same with the Ghost Recon IP, EndWar is to get the free-to-play browser treatment. It’s being developed at Ubisoft Shanghai and will be released on PC and Mac. It will be both single and multi player and allow …
Read More »John Schappert founds Shiver Entertainment
New studio comes out of hiding to reveal partnership with Nexon
Read More »First speakers revealed for F2P Summit
New talks to discuss user experience, moving from triple-A to free-to-play and player psychology
Read More »Lionhead boss leads new European Xbox publishing team
Crytek's free-to-play shooter Warface first game to be published by new team
Read More »Free-to-play shooter Warface coming to Xbox 360
Xbox 360 is getting another free-to-play war title – Crytek’s Warface. The Korean developed title offers your typical FPS multiplayer fair and is due to arrive on Microsoft machine some time in 2014. Wargaming’s free-to-play World of Tanks is due for release on Xbox 360 some time later this year. …
Read More »EA still supports offline experiences, says Moore
Publisher exec says firm will continue to develop titles that do not require an internet connection
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