Tag Archives: free-to-play

Kwalee CEO David Darling looks at how the notion of F2P titles being of poor quality compared to their paid-for counterparts is false

De_Dust 2 copied and renamed Sand Storm in WebZen's Arctic Combat

Happy Wars to be first microtransaction game on platform

Owner claims it was close to receiving investment before closure

'Many online games struggle if their users are able to consume content faster than developers can make it'

NaturalMotion has revealed that its free-to-play iOS game CSR Racing grossed in excess of $12m in its first month. Developed by UK studio Boss Alien, the game sees players competing in a succession of drag races. No steering is required – instead, success is determined by the player’s gear changing …

Games must be fun, engaging and offer social elements to attract users, says BioWare GM

Three big PC brands are spearheading Ubisoft’s push into free-to-play. The firm told MCV at Gamescom in Germany that it can use core games brands with freemium models to attract new audiences. The Ghost Recon, Might & Magic and Anno series are first up. At Gamescom this week, the firm …

The Japanese market for social network games is expected to soar over the course of the current year. Numbers from Enterbrain show that the sector will climb from $2.6bn in FY 2011 to an anticipated $3.4bn in FY 2012 – that’s a year-on-year jump of 30.7 per cent. A survey …

EA teases further entries in the franchise to be released through digital service