Posts tagged free-to-play 
Minimum: a free-to-play shooter from TimeGate [update]
Texas-based developer TimeGate Studios has announced that it's working on a new free-to-play, third-person match-based shooter called Minimum. Minimum boasts a simplistic look, and has you building a character up during each life, adding more and more power-ups to your weapons (ranging from ...
Sonic Dash goes free on the App Store, adds daily challenges
Hardlight Studio's endless runner Sonic Dash is now free on the App Store, a significant price cut from its $1.99 price when it launched March 7. According to the developer's Twitter account, those that already bought the game will receive 10 revive tokens for free to make up for the price change. ...
Path of Exile version 1.0 is six months away, one expansion per year after
The free-to-play action RPG Path of Exile went into open beta this past January, and the next step is putting together a version 1.0, Grinding Gear Games co-founder Chris Wilson told us this week at GDC 2013. Starting with about 250,000 registered players, the game has since grown up to around 2 ...
DayZ free-to-play was considered
During his GDC talk chronicling the ascension of the DayZ mod, creator Dean "Rocket" Hall revealed that there was a time – albeit a brief window – when he considered turning DayZ into a free-to-play game. "Every one likes having four Lamborghinis parked in their driveway," Hall joked. ...
Uncharted 3 free multiplayer downloaded over 350,000 times
At the end of February, Sony and Naughty Dog flipped the freebie switch on Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception multiplayer. Since then, over 350,000 individuals worldwide have downloaded the free client. The news comes as part of a DLC announcement over on the PlayStation Blog, where Naughty Dog reveals ...
Uncharted 3 multiplayer goes free-to-play, available today on the PSN
This week, Naughty Dog will try its hand at the free-to-play market by making the multiplayer component of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception available for all to download. As a standalone PSN download, the free-to-play version of Uncharted 3's multiplayer introduces a host of microtransactions for ...
Navigating the free-to-play landscape in Command & Conquer
The term "free-to-play" carries with it a certain stigma in the video game industry. It invariably causes gamers to flinch, calling to mind social games like FarmVille. However, as more recognizable experiences enter the realm of free-to-play software, the knee-jerk reaction has begun to subside. ...
Rumor: Uncharted 3 multiplayer going free-to-play
It seems the competitive world of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is expanding to the realm of free-to-play. According to a post on the official PlayStation Blog detailing upcoming PSN releases, a heading revealed the multiplayer component of the latest Uncharted title would be free-to-play; ...
MechWarrior Online gets biggest map ever, new matchmaking system in latest update
Free-to-play shooter MechWarrior Online has added a new update to the game, this one containing the biggest map yet. The environment is called Alpine Peaks, and features lots of cold, open areas, separated by some very tall high ground. In addition to the new map, the update also includes five new ...
Tribes: Ascend GOTY Edition takes off Feb. 15, includes all unlocks
You might be wondering how a free-to-play game like Tribes: Ascend could even have a Game of the Year Edition. The answer, it turns out, is quite simple: Just unlock every class, weapon and perk for one price. Come February 15, players will be able to plunk down $30 to unlock everything Tribes: ...
