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Microsoft’s $99 subscription Xbox 360 trial could be coming to the UK and Europe. The offer was rolled out to select American retailers last month. It sees gamers pay just $99 up front for an Xbox 360 console on the condition that the sign up to a two-year Xbox Live …
Read More »Microsoft "has a strategy to take over the world"
Xbox 720 will be more than just a games console – Microsoft wants it to replace all of the boxes currently sitting under your television. That’s the prediction of Michael Pachter who yesterday told an audience at the Develop Conference that Microsoft has a strategy to take over the world”, …
Read More »Nintendo online services ‘may not always be free’
But console giant 'not considering subscription fees for ordinary services', says Iwata
Read More »Battlefield Premium sells 800k; EA wants model for other brands
EA has confirmed that its paid-for multiplayer Battlefield 3 expansion Battlefield Premium has sold 800,000 subscriptions in its first two weeks. That equates to something in the region of $40m in revenue. Battlefield Premium offers members a numbers of perks including early access to multiplayer map expansions as well as …
Read More »Facebook credits dropped from social network
New monthly subscription system to replace virtual currency
Read More »HOT TOPICS: Is the subscription MMO in trouble?
In the seventh of a series of features answering the biggest questions about the industry’s future, James Batchelor discusses the impact the free-to-play model has had on the traditional MMO Is the subscription MMO in trouble?YES At its peak in 2010, 12m people around the world were playing Blizzard’s World …
Read More »E3 2012: $99 Xbox subscription deal rolled out to retail
Microsoft has rolled out its experimental $99 Xbox 360 offer to GameStop and Best Buy in the US. The deal, which offers a cut-price console to consumers who sign up to a $14.99 Xbox Live contract for two years – arrived in May but has until now only been available …
Read More »PlayStation Plus overhaul tipped for E3 reveal
Sony will use some of its stage time at E3 convincing consumers to sign up to a reinvigorated PlayStation Plus subscription service, a report claims. Eurogamer has word from multiple sources” that Sony will offer the dangling carrot of more top tier” free games. Part of this shift will be …
Read More »Google Play to allow in-app subscriptions
New revenue options available to Android game developers
Read More »Subscription based $99 Xbox 360 is real, on sale now
US gamers have become the first to be offered a cut-price console on the condition that they sign up for a two-year contract. And it’s a model that an increasing number of industry members believe will become the dominant delivery method for the next generation of consoles. Microsoft has gone …
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