Features (Page 31)

Free-to-play Is Dying, Again – A Certain Type Of It, At Least

It makes for a good headline: “Free-to-play has a half life,” especially when it comes from someone as renowned and respected in the online gaming world as Richard Bartle, co-creator of the first MUD. (Side note: There are ...

By Jason Winter -
A Wide Arc: Perfect World's Plan For Warframe And F2P Gaming

Like it or not, Perfect World Entertainment is looking to carve out a major chunk of the free-to-play marketplace. Last week's news regarding PWE's intended purchase of Warframe developer Digital Extremes raised quite a f...

By Jason Winter -
Does Hearthstone's Success Mean More F2P Is In Blizzard's Future?

Eurogamer talked to Hearthstone Production Director Jason Chayes recently, who's not only happy with how the game's free-to-play aspects have been integrated but also also views the game as a “crucible” for understanding how...

By Jason Winter -
Does Early Access Still Appeal To You?

So I Tweeted out something semi-amusing Thursday morning: I've got a game that's in such a pre-pre-pre-alpha state, I haven't even conceived it yet.

By Jason Winter -
F2P Doing Just Fine On PlayStation 4

In case you missed it, Sony had a few choice words to say at last week's GDC about their free-to-play business on the PlayStation 4.

By Michael Dunaway -
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