Microsoft has done a pretty good job of keeping Halo off of the PC platform but the company opened the flood gates last month with the announcement of Halo Online, a free to play shooter exclusive to Russia. The game is currently in beta and the files are out there, …
Read More »Russia is getting a free to play Halo game on PC
It looks like Russia is getting a new free to play Halo game as Microsoft has partnered up with Saber Interactive and Innova Systems to develop a ‘Halo Online' for the PC. The game is currently in closed beta over in Russia and there is no campaign mode in the …
Read More »Warframe sanctuary update adds more of everything
Warframe is getting a pretty big update today, the sanctuary update is set to add in more of everything, updating to PvP 2.0, bringing in a new character, a whole new game mode, new weapons and additional story content. The new playable character is called Chroma, a master of deadly …
Read More »Fable Legends is going to be a free to play game
There have been rumors surrounding Fable Legends and it launching as a free to play game, the speculation can now end as Lionhead has confirmed that both the PC and Xbox One versions of the game will be free, with rotating heroes to play. Much like Heroes of the Storm …
Read More »APB Reloaded is coming to the Xbox One and PS4
APB: Reloaded will no longer be exclusive to the PC platform as Deep Silver's free to play title has been announced for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles. The console port will launch during the second quarter of 2015, meaning that we can expect it before the start of …
Read More »Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm Founder’s Pack gives early access
Blizzard have opened up access to its new “Hero Brawler”, Heroes of the Storm with paid access via the Founder's Pack, that is now available in the Battle.net store. Although when the final game is released, it will be a free to play title, the Founder's Pack does come with …
Read More »SOE offering H1Z1 refunds following Pay to Win changes
Sony Online Entertainment launched its long awaited survival game, H1Z1 on Steam Early Access last night, unfortunately, the game people ended up buying didn't turn out to be the one that was initially promised in the months leading up to launch. There has been plenty of evidence going around, showing …
Read More »The Elder Scrolls Online may go free to play this year
It has long been rumored that The Elder Scrolls Online will go free to play eventually but that day may come sooner rather than later as Zenimax Online has removed one of the subscription options available for the MMO. Those looking to subscribe can now only choose between 30 day …
Read More »iOS drops the ‘FREE’ icon on F2P apps
Apple's iOS App Store will no longer advertise ‘free to play' or ‘freemium' apps as free, instead these applications will now have a ‘+ GET' icon beside them, giving users a better warning that an app likely has a heavy focus on micro-transactions. Apps such as Angry Birds, Candy Crush …
Read More »EA cancels Dawngate after six month open-beta
EA has canceled Dawngate, its upcoming free to play MOBA title, which was in development at Waystone Games. The title has been in development for some time and has been in open beta for the last six months, it also had a fairly large presence at industry events over the …
Read More »AOC announces sponsorship of Na’Vi eSports team
AOC has just announced that it is teaming up with eSports team, Na'Vi. While Na'Vi didn't win The International tournament this year, it did rank seventh place, earning the team a $519,227 share of the $10 million prize fund. AOC's sponsorship will promote the overall global success of eSports. Since Na'Vi …
Read More »Romero: PC is decimating consoles, F2P is killing Triple A Studios
According to Doom co-creator, John Romero, the PC platform is currently “decimating” consoles and the free to play games market has already killed off as many as 100 triple A studios. In an interview with Games Industry, Romero said: “With PC you have free-to-play and Steam games for five bucks. …
Read More »The Elder Scrolls Online has around 770,000 subscribers
There's a lot of negativity towards The Elder Scrolls Online floating around the web but the game must be doing something right as it still has around 770,000 active subscribers according to a report published by SuperData Research. Neither Bethesda or Zenimax have shared exact sales or subscriber figures but …
Read More »UK Dungeon Keeper ad banned for misleading customers
The UK Advertising Standards Authority has banned a Dungeon Keeper advert after ruling that it mislead customers and shouldn't be called a free game. The investigation came after a user complained that the advert omitted significant information. The advert in question said: “GET DUNGEON KEEPER ON MOBILE FOR FREE! … …
Read More »Crytek launches free to play title Warface
Crytek has launched its free to play shooter, Warface, amid reports of the developer's financial troubles. Warface is the latest free to play title to hit Steam, it has also been made available on the Xbox 360. Crytek is banking on this game being a success as it is promising …
Read More »Freemium apps account for 98% of Google Play Store revenue
Free to Play and Freemium style apps have been a huge source of income for developers but it also turns out that these apps generate most of the Google Play store's overall revenue. The Play Store surpassed 1 million apps last summer and now the total number of apps on …
Read More »SOE reveals H1Z1 monetization plans
Sony Online Entertainment recently announced its free to play title, H1Z1, another zombie survival game. Like with any free to play game, monetisation will play a huge part in the title's success so trying to keep things fair and balanced is key. SOE had its first monetisation planning meeting this …
Read More »Hearthstone now available on iPad worldwide
Hearthstone has finished its soft-launch and is now available on the iPad worldwide. Blizzard's free to play card game currently has over 10 million registered players, a number that is likely to grow now that it is available on more platforms. Hearthstone spent quite a long time in closed beta …
Read More »Dota 2 International 2014 tickets sold out in less than an hour
The Dota 2 International tournament is coming back this year and it seems to be more popular than ever as Valve's 10,000 available tickets were all snapped up within an hour of going on sale. The event is due to take place from the 18th to the 21st of July …
Read More »SOE: PlanetSide 2 pop-up ads aren’t going away
If you've been playing PlanetSide 2 recently then you may have noticed that SOE has implemented a new notification system. This new system will give free players little pop-up ads which periodically ask them if they want to upgrade to a premium membership. Many players began receiving these notifications several …
Read More »Get ready for Valve’s F2P documentary with a pre-load
Pre-loading of games before launch makes total sense, you're going to have people clamouring to download it and you don't want to get caught up with all the riff-raff do you? But a movie? Is it going to get the same frenzied download treatment? Whether it will or not though …
Read More »EU Commission is investigating ‘free to play’ games
Although EA's recent release and butchering of seminal classic Dungeon Keeper on mobiles was perhaps the worst example of a ‘free to play' game being anything but, the practice of tricking people into playing “free” games that turn out to be little more than an exercise annoying you enough to pay …
Read More »Valve’s first movie is set to premiere in March
Free to Play, a Valve made film exploring the competitive and demanding nature of eSports is set to debut on the 19th of March both on Steam and at a special screening at San Francisco's Castro Theatre. As the name implies, the documentary will be free and focuses on three professional …
Read More »Turtle Rock considered making Evolve a free to play game
Former Left 4 Dead developer, Turtle Rock, was mulling over the idea of making its upcoming title, Evolve, a free to play game at one point while still under THQ. The business model was suggested by THQ President, Jason Rubin, but the idea was dropped once 2K purchased the title, that …
Read More »Free to play mech shooter Hawken is moving to Steam
Free to play multiplayer mech shooter, Hawken, is moving to the Steam platform, developer, Adhesive Games, has just announced on the company's blog. The existing launcher will move to Valve's platform and Adhesive is hoping that all of the game's current players will make the switch in time for the upcoming …
Read More »Free to play Soul Calibur will be a PS3 exclusive
Soul Calibur is a long running franchise of fighting games and many might remember it's fourth iteration for featuring either Darth Vader or Yoda, depending on which console you bought it on. Well now it's getting a free to play version on the not-quite-dead-yet PlaySatation 3. This free to play …
Read More »War Z producer gives ‘sage’ advice
Sergey Titov, executive producer of problematic, recycled idea-fest, The War Z, has been speaking out at the Games Developer Conference with some advice for anyone trying to release an online game, or one with micro-transactions. According to Titov, one of gamer's favourite features about The War Z, is that despite …
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