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Last year one of the questions was whether free-to-play was really a legitimate business model or a temporary fad? One year on and we have our answer. It is definitely here to stay. And the model has evolved and changed even further. From its humble beginnings on PC with the …
Read More »F2P: The state of free-to-play
Jagex is one of the oldest names in free-to-play games, having launched RuneScape in 2001. MCV talks to the firm’s Tim Hodges and Neil McClarty for their insight into the modern free-to-play gaming market the modern free-to-play market… We’re in the midst of the F2P boom. How do you make …
Read More »F2P: Has F2P killed the subscription MMO?
If you listen to everything the media has to say on the MMO genre then you’d be led to believe it’s in a state of decline. The vast majority of games in the space are now turning F2P while only the market leaders maintain their subscription models. One example is …
Read More »F2P: The real cost of micro-transactions
It’s been a tough year for free-to-play. Of course, the number of people playing these cost-free games continues to rise at a rapid rate. But free-to-play has certainly taken a beating in the media. When the UK’s red tops aren’t leading a witch-hunt against the likes of Grand Theft Auto …
Read More »Jagex: Retail can sell free games
Shops can help sell free games, says free-to-play specialist Jagex. The firm predicts stores will experiment with selling add-ons for games such as Killer Instinct, a free-to-play launch title on Xbox One. I think there are plenty of opportunities for retail to be involved in F2P,” said Jagex marketing director …
Read More »Premium pricing will survive but console F2P important for new IP
Free games are not a threat to triple-A console releases. That’s according to experts from the biggest free-to-play companies. Execs at CCP and Wargaming dismiss the idea that all games in the future will be free, but tell MCV that free-to-play is a great way to break new IP. It …
Read More »Read everything you need to know about free-to-play gaming in this week’s issue of MCV
In this week’s issue of MCV, we talk to Sony CEO Andrew House about the PS4 and why it’s taken an early victory in the next-gen war against Xbox One. House also details the lofty expectations for the new console, forecasting the PS4 to beat lifetime sales and 80 million …
Read More »Former Studio Liverpool devs form new dev Firesprite
Former Studio Liverpool and Wipeout developers have opened a new studio called Firesprite. As reported byIGN, the new company is led by MD Graeme Ankers, and it has already been at work developing Sony’s Studio Japan with work on PS4 title The Playroom. The developer has already built a team …
Read More »Atari to exit bankruptcy
A U.S. judge has approved Atari’s plan to leave bankruptcy protection a little less than a year after filing for Chapter 11 in January. The Wall Street Journal reportsthat Judge James Peck of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan not only signed off on the deal Thursday, but actually thanked …
Read More »Everybody Plays launches The Game Finder
The UK family games site has launched a new tool to help parents find the games most suitable for their children. Dubbed The Game Finder, the new feature allows parents to submit a variety of criteria such as their child’s age, choice of console and level of questionable content. The …
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