SWTOR’s lead developer wants people to feel good about spending money, Skyforge Pay 2 Win controversy sparks heated debate on forums, all that and more, this is Free To Play Weekly!...
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Free to Play Cast: Russia Getting HALO Online Ep. 134
On this week's show, Skyforge has some serious ups and downs this week, HALO Online is coming free to a PC near you (if you're in Russia), and Nintendo's President doesn't like the term "free to play." All that an more on this week's Free to Play Cast!
Discussion Timestamps:
01:07 Skyforge's Up and Down Week
27:53 HALO Online Free to Play PC
32:30 Nintendo and Free to Play
34:33 Weekly Bombs (DA-Bomb / A-Bomb)
42:40 Questions and Answers of the Week
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