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Storefront to offer free-to-play game support
Read More »GDCE: Companies ‘too attached’ to business models
Mix and match payment systems are too confusing, says Wargaming.net CEO
Read More »More funding means more freedom for Schafer
Studio moving away from work for hire to focus on self-publishing free-to-play
Read More »Gameforge cancels Star Trek: Infinite Space
MMO failed to gain traction amongst marketers and publishers, claims studio
Read More »Free-to-play Star Trek game scrapped
Star Trek: Infinite Space, a browser game by German publisher Gameforge, has been scuppered. The free-to-play MMO was announced in 2010 and originally due for release last year. It was to be based on the Deep Space Nine era of the popular sci-fi show. However, the company has failed to …
Read More »Free-to-play RPG Guardian Hearts coming to Vita
Japanese publisher Q Entertainment is bringing a free-to-play RPG to PlayStation Vita this month. Guardian Hearts Online on Vita will use an microtransaction system to offer players extra items, but the standard content will be free to download and play, according to Famitsu (via Andriasang). While the game is due …
Read More »The Old Republic going free-to-play up to level 50
Freemium model to be offered alongside subscriptions
Read More »Gree: The free-to-play argument is over
Freemium model will force changes to conventional games in future, says David McCarthy
Read More »‘People don’t want to pay for games’
Freemium will become the dominant force throughout the global games industry, leading experts claim. Digital specialists at EA and BBC have both told MCV that free is the price that consumers want to buy their games. And that the model – which is currently popular online and on mobile – …
Read More »Spicy Horse leaves console development for F2P
Spicy Horse joins the free-to-play exodus
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