Tag Archives: free-to-play

A new Ridge Racer has been announced – although it’s probably not the game you expected. It’s called Ridge Racer Driftopia and, crucially, will be free-to-play on both PS3 and PC. It’s due out some time later this year. The game is being developed by Flatout’s Bugbear Entertainment. As you …

Office of Fair Trading to investigate ethics and practices of IAP in youth-targeted games

Free-to-play game has garnered six million players since the beginning of January

Just one week left till free-to-play conference kicks off

US firm to take revenue share of 30 per cent

In an increasingly fractured market there are less and less outright villains in the games business, save for one business model: free-to-play. Those that don’t find F2P creatively satisfying, or who see it as a challenge to their business, are the most vocal. Most recently that debate has spilled over …

Nick Gibson ponders the future of online games subscription models

The angry whining of teens on the internet should not be mistaken for actual, real-world opinion. That much is certainly true. Whether it can be applied to arguments surrounding free-to-play gaming is probably slightly more debatable. There’s no confusion as to which side of the fence EA sits on, however. …

EA All Play senior VP and general manager Nick Earl believes that most consumers have totally embraced freemium business models, saying detractors are just a loud minority. GI.biz reports that Earl spoke at GDC, calling free-to-play titles supported by microtransactions a market leader. The market has spoken very loudly that …

Andrew Busey-led developer releases collectible card game for iOS