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Read More »Ouya Kickstarter raises $4m
$99 hackable console largest ever crowd funded gaming project
Read More »UPDATED: BioWare reveals new F2P Ultima Online MMO
A brand new version of Ultima Online is on the way. EA-owned BioWare has revealed Ultima Forever, which it describes as the first great Western RPG” that has apparently been lovingly restored”. The game will be free to play and, most likely, supported by microtransactions. Whether that means it’s a …
Read More »Star Wars: The Old Republic gets free-to-play trial
The millions of voices that suddenly cried out in terror when they discovered that Star Wars: The Old Republic would have a monthly subscription have been suddenly silenced. No, your eyes have not deceived you – EA has announced that a free trial of the MMO is now available that …
Read More »Reloaded launches free-to-play platform
ARMAS self publishing platform gets its first game
Read More »Jurassic consoles could become extinct
Kwalee CEO and Codemasters co-founder David Darling discusses the digital revolution, the rise of free-to-play and the fall of games consoles
Read More »Xbox co-creator backing $99 hackable console
New free-to-play-focused Android gaming platform for TV to come with development kit
Read More »VIDEO: Free to play Call of Duty Online in development
China’s biggest online games company Tencent has just announced a brand new entry in the Call of Duty series – Call of Duty Online. MMO Culture reports that Tencent has formed a strategic alliance with Activision” that will see the successful Western IP make a big push into Asian markets. …
Read More »When Riccitiello said Battlefield players could pay $1 per reload
Free-to-play is not necessarily a dangerous monster stalking the innocent gamer.But at times it feels like it could be. Digging through the transcript of a 2011 stockholder meeting, Xbox360Achievements discovered the following comments from EA CEO John Riccitiello: When you are six hours into playing Battlefield and you run out …
Read More »The UK ‘is lagging behind in free-to-play’
Freemium model 'not properly understood in most of the country', says NaturalMotion CEO
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