Posts Tagged 'Free-to-Play'

"Unlocks" and the gamification of gaming

  “LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD INSTANTLY!” I blinked. I had just launched Battlefield 3, and for some reason there a pop-up promising me…fairness? “Tired of fighting an uphill battle against Battlefield veterans?” it continued.  “The Ultimate Shortcut Bundle unlocks 119

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"Unlocks" and the gamification of gaming

  “LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD INSTANTLY!” I blinked. I had just launched Battlefield 3, and for some reason there a pop-up promising me…fairness? “Tired of fighting an uphill battle against Battlefield veterans?” it continued.  “The Ultimate Shortcut Bundle unlocks 119

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Play Turn Based F2P Soccer in Gobbowl

Isn’t it funny that as gamers we’ve barely questioned games about super fast hedgehogs collecting rings, an Italian assassin’s past vicariously experienced by a modern day bartender, and a gorilla in a red tie that fights crocodiles, but a turn

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Play Turn Based F2P Soccer in Gobbowl

Isn’t it funny that as gamers we’ve barely questioned games about super fast hedgehogs collecting rings, an Italian assassin’s past vicariously experienced by a modern day bartender, and a gorilla in a red tie that fights crocodiles, but a turn

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Crytek Wants To Create Triple-A Free-To-Play Games

Crytek  has expressed the desire to produce quality free-to-play games. CEO Cevat Yerli discussed this new direction for the company in a recent interview with Now Gamer. “…what I think we’re really trying to do now – as an initiative

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Crytek Wants To Create Triple-A Free-To-Play Games

Crytek  has expressed the desire to produce quality free-to-play games. CEO Cevat Yerli discussed this new direction for the company in a recent interview with Now Gamer. “…what I think we’re really trying to do now – as an initiative

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Super Monday Night Combat interview with Eka

Last time Nighmare Mode had an exchange with Eka, we spoke primarily of the thematic elements in their class-based third person shooter, Monday Night Combat. Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking with Chandana Ekanayake regarding Uber Entertainment’s followup to

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Super Monday Night Combat interview with Eka

Last time Nighmare Mode had an exchange with Eka, we spoke primarily of the thematic elements in their class-based third person shooter, Monday Night Combat. Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking with Chandana Ekanayake regarding Uber Entertainment’s followup to

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LEGO Universe Now Free-to-Play

LEGO Universe launches its free-to-play initiative today and invites all of you to log on and join the fun. Free players can enjoy two adventure areas and one player property area on which to build whatever they can dream up. 

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LEGO Universe Now Free-to-Play

LEGO Universe launches its free-to-play initiative today and invites all of you to log on and join the fun. Free players can enjoy two adventure areas and one player property area on which to build whatever they can dream up. 

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Trion Worlds' Upcoming MMORTS "End of Nations" will be Free-to-Play

Continuing today’s free-to-play news, publisher Trion Worlds has announced that its upcoming MMORTS game End of Nations will adopt a free-to-play revenue model. End of Nations is being developed by Petroglyph Games, a group of developers behind the original Command

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Trion Worlds' Upcoming MMORTS "End of Nations" will be Free-to-Play

Continuing today’s free-to-play news, publisher Trion Worlds has announced that its upcoming MMORTS game End of Nations will adopt a free-to-play revenue model. End of Nations is being developed by Petroglyph Games, a group of developers behind the original Command

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Age of Conan: Unchained Population and Revenues Increase After Free-to-Play Switch

Funcom’s flagship MMO, Age of Conan: Unchained, recently made the jump to free-to-play, and the results have been positive for the once struggling wold of Hyboria. The company is reporting a population increase that has revitalized the player base and

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Age of Conan: Unchained Population and Revenues Increase After Free-to-Play Switch

Funcom’s flagship MMO, Age of Conan: Unchained, recently made the jump to free-to-play, and the results have been positive for the once struggling wold of Hyboria. The company is reporting a population increase that has revitalized the player base and

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Firefall: A Q&A With Red 5 Studios

Firefall! It’s the upcoming free-to-play team-based shooter currently being developed by Red 5 Studios. Nightmare Mode recently had the opportunity to ask the developers extensive questions about the game–from their influences, to the game lore, to the thinking behind the

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Firefall: A Q&A With Red 5 Studios

Firefall! It’s the upcoming free-to-play team-based shooter currently being developed by Red 5 Studios. Nightmare Mode recently had the opportunity to ask the developers extensive questions about the game–from their influences, to the game lore, to the thinking behind the

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Alien Swarm Unlocks Special Hat in TF2

Completing two online co-op campaigns in Alien Swarm, nets you this hat drop in Team Fortress 2–reportedly, the first time Valve has done something like this. And, since Alien Swarm is free, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be playing it,

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Alien Swarm Unlocks Special Hat in TF2

Completing two online co-op campaigns in Alien Swarm, nets you this hat drop in Team Fortress 2–reportedly, the first time Valve has done something like this. And, since Alien Swarm is free, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be playing it,

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The Square Enix You Once Knew is Changing

You see, SE knows it’s getting old and antiquated. They know they need to do something in the face of all these new fangled changes that are happening to the tech/media/entertainment industry at large. Square Enix Chief Executive Yoichi Wada

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The Square Enix You Once Knew is Changing

You see, SE knows it’s getting old and antiquated. They know they need to do something in the face of all these new fangled changes that are happening to the tech/media/entertainment industry at large. Square Enix Chief Executive Yoichi Wada

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