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Trion Worlds aims to reinvent the MMO space with each title, and is using free-to-play to attract a wider audience. James Batchelor finds out how this model will benefit titles like the online RPG? Rift and strategy game End of Nations. What are you doing to prepare for the launch …
Read More »Can free games work on console?
If you believe the boss of developer Crytek, then games consoles are facing a crisis. The firm’s CEO Cevat Yerli says that its three upcoming console titles – Homefront 2, Crysis 3 and Ryse – will be its last 50 products. After then it’ll focus all its efforts on creating …
Read More »Star Wars: The Old Republic’s free-to-play switch dated
EA has announced that BioWare’s MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic will become free-to-play in all territories on November 15th. The F2P system will allow players to experience all of the class storylines through to the current level cap – level 50. Existing subscribers will be boosted with free Cartel …
Read More »World of Warcraft claws back 1m subscribers
Mists of Pandaria expansion helps halt decline with 2.7 million copies sold in first week
Read More »What does free-to-play mean for retail?
There’s no hiding the impact that digital games is having on retail. The sales decline seen this year may be driven by the aging console cycle and the economic downturn. But the fact that more games are coming out digitally and fewer are released physically is having an effect. Games …
Read More »Gameforge Berlin suffers 20 layoffs
Germany-based publisher axes product development and communications staff
Read More »F2P game Hawken wants 10m players
The firm behind upcoming free game Hawken has scored an extra $18m in VC funding. And it says it can use the money to quickly build an audience of over 10m players. The PC?title from Meteor Entertainment is due for a global roll out on December 12th, and this week …
Read More »Free games could make PlayStation No.1 again
Major developers believe Sony can be the No.1 platform holder once again, thanks to its ambitious move into the free-to-play market. The firm has just released a free version of SingStar, with customers having to pay for the music. Meanwhile, developer CCP is creating a free PS3 FPS called Dust …
Read More »More than 60 jobs at Ubisoft Blue Byte
Free-to-play studio behind Settlers is looking for senior and entry-level applicants
Read More »Making premium games? ‘You’re dead’, says Oscar Clark
Free-to-play consultant encourages new generation of developers to forget traditional monetisation models
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