Tag Archives: free-to-play

Develop talks to NaturalMotion about the opportunities of high-end free-to-play

EA PopCap has dropped ZipZapPlay’s Facebook game Baking Life, despite the title having almost three quarters of a million players. The free-to-play game will close at the end of the month. Users who have bought in-game currency using real money will not be able to use this in other PopCap-owned …

Namco Bandai has issued a warning to publishers looking to hop aboard the free-to-play bandwagon. Speaking at Cloud Gaming Europe yesterday Namco Bandai’s European senior VP Olivier Comte claimed that an increase in F2P titles will result in a drop of overall game quality – a trend he believes could …

CLOUD GAMING EUROPE: Triple-A quality often means a triple-A cost, says chief games officer Philip Reisberger

Subscriptions still available to users for extra in-game perks

CLOUD GAMING EUROPE: But is the cloud enough to make free-to-play a perfect bet? Namco Bandai isn't convinced

Cryptic Studios has confirmed that its Star Trek MMO is now free to all players. The developer completed the transition from a subscription-based model to F2P on schedule, having previously promised a relaunch date of January 17th. Players now have access to the entire game with no fees. However, those …

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The number of new signups to EverQuest II has tripled since the Sony MMO game went free-to-play one month ago. Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley revealed a series of statistics on Twitter about the RPG’s rise in new players. We are seeing some amazing growth in EverQuest II,” he …

Free-to-play title hits 10 million play sessions per day, dev claims