Category Archives: Free-to-Play
Sat, Jun 08, 2013 | 20:49 BST
Tekken Revolution lands on PSN next week
Tekken Revolution, the free-to-play game outed by the Australian Classification Board back in April, will be released on PSN this Tuesday, June 11. The date was shown during a Gamespot pre-E3 video. You can see the game for yourself at the 19:30 mark. Thanks,Gematsu.
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Posted in: Fighter, Free-to-Play, PS3, PSN, Tecmo-Koei
Tags: Tekken Revolution
Fri, Jun 07, 2013 | 12:12 BST
World of Tanks passes 60 million registered users
World of Tanks developer Wargaming has announced that its insanely popular free-to-play tank sim has passed the 60 million registered user mark. The studio has published a new trailer ahead of its E3 2013 showing next week.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, PC, Strategy
Tags: Wargaming, world of tanks
Fri, Jun 07, 2013 | 07:07 BST
Neverwinter get enormous update with major rebalance
Neverwinter seems to be going down fairly well with early players, although there’s a lot of talk of unbalanced classes. You can predict what Cryptic has planned for its first major update, can’t you? Hint: everything.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, MMO, PC, Perfect World, RPG
Tags: cryptic studios, neverwinter, patch, title update
Fri, Jun 07, 2013 | 04:31 BST
CCP fans buying PS3s for DUST 514, developer claims
CCP believes a demographic it describes as ‘DUST 514-curious’ are buying PlayStation 3 consoles specifically to play the free-to-play shooter.
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Posted in: CCP, Free-to-Play, PS3, Shooter
Tags: dust 514, Thor Gunnarsson
Thu, Jun 06, 2013 | 16:25 BST
Neverwinter releasing in two weeks, screens show Gauntlgrym end-game content
Perfect World and Cryptic Studios have annopunced a release date for Neverwinter.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, MMO, PC, Perfect World, Screens
Tags: cryptic studios, neverwinter
Thu, Jun 06, 2013 | 05:48 BST
Dota 2 documentary near complete, showing at private sessions
Valve has finished a Dota 2 documentary, Free to Play, and invited special guests to private viewings to “beta test” it.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, MOBA, Movies, Valve
Tags: DOTA 2, doug lombardi, free-to-play, The International
Thu, Jun 06, 2013 | 02:36 BST
Mobile, freemium segment most popular in the US – report
There are more consumers in the “free and mobile gamer” category than any other gaming segment in the US, according to the NPD Group.
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Posted in: America, Android, Free-to-Play, Mobile, Trade, iPad, iPhone
Tags: the npd group
Thu, Jun 06, 2013 | 02:28 BST
Dota 2 update beings usual slew of rebalancing
Dota 2 has been updated, but it’s not one of those charming patches with an obvious major feature or tweak. Instead, it’s jam-packed with a huge number of nerfs, buffs and other rebalancing foolery; the full patch notes are available on Steam for those able to parse the dense thicket of information.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, MOBA, Mac, PC, Steam, Valve
Tags: DOTA 2, patch, title update
Thu, Jun 06, 2013 | 10:50 BST
Warframe trailer celebrates PlayStation 4 launch
Warframe is coming to PlayStation 4 as a launch title, with Digital Extremes describing the porting process and hardware as “awesome”. See how the worked-over co-op shooter looks with the new console’s grunt behind it in the debut trailer through the break.
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Posted in: Action, Free-to-Play, PS4, Shooter
Tags: Digital Extremes, Steve Sinclair, Warframe
Wed, Jun 05, 2013 | 05:29 BST
Dragon’s Dogma quest is a 2D Vita exclusive
After yesterday’s Xbox One E3 list you might be expecting to hear about a next-gen entry in Capcom’s RPG series, but all the Internet offers today is a free-to-play Vita exclusive 2D affair called Dragon’s Dogma Quest.
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Posted in: Capcom, Free-to-Play, RPG, Vita
Tags: Dragon's Dogma Quest
Wed, Jun 05, 2013 | 01:50 BST
Warframe coming to PlayStation 4
Digital Extremes’ free-to-play sci-fi action effort Warframe is on the way to the PlayStation 4, which is a bit of a turn up for the books.
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Posted in: Action, Free-to-Play, PS4, Shooter
Tags: Digital Extremes, Steve Sinclair, Warframe
Tue, Jun 04, 2013 | 23:02 BST
Firefall’s final weekend test throws the doors open to all
Having been on the waiting list since the game’s announce, imagine my delight at getting a Firefall invite this morning. Unfortunately for any aspirations to elitism I may have had, this one’s an open testing session – everyone is invited to Red 5′s final round of testing before the shooter goes live next month.
Tue, Jun 04, 2013 | 22:49 BST
Blood Bowl: Star Coach beta available on Steam
Cyanide Studios has jumped on the Steam Earyl Access bandwagon to offer an open beta for Blood Bowl: Star Coach, a fantasy fantasy football simulation in which you guide teams composed of Warhammer troops to victory in a new take on the popular spin-off sports game. Get on board the free-to-play affair on Steam. Although the finished product is headed to tablets and Mac, the beta is PC only.
Thanks, Blue’s News.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, PC, Simulation, Sports, Steam
Tags: Blood Bowl: Star Coach, cyanide studios, steam early access
Tue, Jun 04, 2013 | 20:39 BST
Draw Something creators OMGPOP shuttered amid Zynga lay-offs
Draw Something creators OMGPOP have shuttered during a run of mass lay-offs at parent company Zynga.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, Zynga
Tags: Draw Something, OMGPop
Tue, Jun 04, 2013 | 03:49 BST
Path of Exile patch adds loads of new features
Indie ARPG Path of Exile will update this week with two new hardcore leagues; some user-friendly new options; unique items; and more.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, PC, RPG, indie
Tags: Grinding Gears Games, patch, Path of Exile, title update
Tue, Jun 04, 2013 | 01:07 BST
Wargaming hopes to chuck pay-to-win rep for eSports
Wargaming has overhauled its premium content system for World of Tanks and hopes that it and future free-to-play MMOs will escape the reputation of “pay-to-win”.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, MMO, PC, eSports
Tags: Andrei Yarantsau, Wargaming, wargaming.net, world of tanks, World of Warplanes, World of Warships
Tue, Jun 04, 2013 | 08:34 BST
Plants vs Zombies 2: It’s About Time dated, is free-to-play
Plants Vs Zombies 2: It’s About Time has been unveiled by Popcap Games. The free-to-play sequel will launch worldwide on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch from July 18.
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Posted in: App Store, E3 2013, Free-to-Play, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod
Tags: Planets Vs Zombies 2: It's About Time
Mon, Jun 03, 2013 | 12:26 BST
EVE Online & DUST 514 back online after DDOS attacks
EVE Online and DUST 514 have been brought back online following a string of DDOS attacks, and developer CCP Games has issued a statement on the matter to put subscribers at ease.
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Posted in: CCP, Free-to-Play, MMO, PC, PS3, Sandbox, Shooter, Simulation
Tags: dust 514, eve online
Sun, Jun 02, 2013 | 23:56 BST
PS4 to be “a great platform for MMOs”, says DCUO producer
Sony Online Entertainment’s Larry Liberty believes the PlayStation 4 will prove to be quite MMO-friendly platform when it launches later this year.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, MMO, PS4, Sony, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: Larry Liberty
Thu, May 30, 2013 | 22:44 BST
Wargaming titles to share premium benefits across titles
World of Tanks publisher Wargaming has announced a new Unified Premium Account system, consolidating your various subscriptions into one identity.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, MMO, PC
Tags: Wargaming, wargaming.net, world of tanks, World of Warplanes, World of Warships
Xbox One 24 hour check-in, used policies, more dropped