Tag Archives: free-to-play

Tencent, PopCap and Real Life Plus also set to speak at event

Every major games publisher has invested into the ever-growing free-to-play market, and today Namco Bandai announced its biggest F2P venture to date. Tekken Card Tournament is a smartphone, tablet and PC title that brings card-based battling together with the series’ trademark martial arts duels. It is due for release in …

Namco Bandai has announced an ambitious product that will let retailers cash in on an upcoming free-to-play title. The publisher will soon launch Tekken Card Tournament for smartphones, tablets and PCs. This free-to-play game sees players collecting attack cards that can be used to win traditional Tekken-style battles. Tekken Card …

Web portal to feature free browser-based games targeted at mid-to-hardcore gamers

En Masse and Bluehole Studio have announced their subscription-based MMO Tera will be jumping on the free-to-play train. The switch is expected to be flipped sometime in February, less than a year after the game’s launch. A new item store with real money transactions will arrive alongside the Tera: Rising …

It has a reputation for resisting technology and business developments, but Nintendo has finally conceded to the logic of the free-to-play space. It marks a notable change of tact from president Satoru Iwata, who in 2011 pledged that Nintendo would never venture into the F2P market for fear of further …

New Lisbon office to help enable developers to reach over 70% of all Brazilian internet users

BoaCompra has stated that it’s on the hunt for European talent having established its first office in the territory. The Brazilian free-to-play company specialises in both publishing and monetising online titles and currently reaches around 70 per cent of all Brazil’s internet users. It currently has offices in Maring, So …

Leaving free-to-play title frees up developer for new projects

LGBT friendly relationships promised for Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion