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MCV grills executive producer Joshua Howard about Microsoft Flight’s free-to-play model and why third-party publishers are not allowed to be a part of it, as the game launches today. Previously, publishers like Just Flight and First Class Simulations have produced paid-for expansions for Flight Simulator games, but the new free-to-play …
Read More »The top ten must-have free-to-play games
Inspired by the F2P summit, Jon Jordan offers a motivational list of the worlds finest freemium titles
Read More »League of Legends backers fund Hawken
Free-to-play mech game receives $10m in funding
Read More »EverQuest free-to-play launch date revealed
SOE has announced the free-to-play launch of their long-standing MMO EverQuest will kick off on March 15th. Asreported by MCV earlier this month, the launch coincides with the 13th anniversary of the game’s original launch, and plans are to introduce a number of new payment options. "Anyone who wishes to …
Read More »Killzone 3 multiplayer goes free-to-play
Sony to release multiplayer as a free download for PS3
Read More »Aion going free-to-play in Europe next week
NCsoft has revealed its MMO Aion: The Tower of Eternity will be flipping the switch to go free-to-play across Europe next Tuesday, February 28th. The changeswill take place in English, German and French at the same time on Tuesday; this on the heels of what’s being called a successful beta …
Read More »Next Blizzard game "will be free-to-play"
Blizzard Entertainment is the next major games studio to embrace free-to-play and will apply the model in an upcoming, as yet unannounced game, Develop understands. Following some eight years of success with its trailblazing MMO World of Warcraft, it is said that the California studio will expand business opportunities and …
Read More »New Blizzard game ‘to be free-to-play’
World of Warcraft developer to continue experimenting with monetisation models
Read More »Nexon buys a 20 per cent share in Moyasoft
Japanese free-to-play publisher plans to support the growth of Korean developer
Read More »EA bringing F2P The Simpsons game to iOS
The Simpsons will be hitting iPhone and iPad later this year in a brand new free-to-play game from EA. Called The Simpsons: Tapped Out, the game will rely on in-app purchases to finance itself. The app will be universal and work on all iOS devices. The show’s creators have played …
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