Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Trion selling End of Nations CE for $70, with special subscription and perks]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/02/trion-selling-end-of-nations-ce-for-70-with-special-subscripti/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/02/trion-selling-end-of-nations-ce-for-70-with-special-subscripti/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/02/trion-selling-end-of-nations-ce-for-70-with-special-subscripti/#comments Trion selling End of Nations CE for $70, with special subscription and perksTrion has revealed Collector's Edition details for its upcoming free-to-play MMORTS End of Nations. For $70 you'll essentially get a head start in the game, including a Black Dragons company with special units for your army, the chance to start out two commanders at level 5, two extra commander slots, and a 50% boost on in-game cash for five days.

You'll also get a three-month VIP membership, with perks like an in-game store discount, extra in-game credits, and a 90 game XP boost. If you don't want to take the plunge on the CE, Trion's also offering a Founder's Edition, with different skins and fewer perks, for $30, which you can upgrade later if you so choose.

Or, because the game is free-to-play, you could, you know, just wait until it comes out and see what you think for without cracking your wallet. Trion is having another closed beta event this weekend, and rolling towards an open release later on this year.

JoystiqTrion selling End of Nations CE for $70, with special subscription and perks originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 02 Aug 2012 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>collectors-editionend-of-nationsin-game-itemsin-game-storemmortspcperkssubscriptionstrionvipThu, 02 Aug 2012 03:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Valve relaunching Team Fortress 2 as free-to-play title]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/23/valve-relaunching-team-fortress-2-as-free-to-play-title/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/23/valve-relaunching-team-fortress-2-as-free-to-play-title/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/23/valve-relaunching-team-fortress-2-as-free-to-play-title/#comments Develop has posted an interview with Team Fortress 2 developer Robin Walker in which he says that the company has decided to make the popular class-based shooter completely free-to-play, supported only by microtransactions. Walker says the game has experimented with multiple price points over its long history (including allowing players to play for free during temporary periods) and that making this transition now "feels like a fairly straightforward next step along the 'Games as Services' path we've been walking down for a while now."

Walker also says that this is a model that specifically fits the multiplayer game at this moment in the product's life, when Valve is trying to reach as many players as it possibly can. The permanent price drop won't affect development on the game at all, but monetization will only go through the game's item shop. You can read more in the interview, live now over at Develop.

There's no official word on any of this from Valve yet, on either the Steam blog or the official Team Fortress 2 site. We are scheduled to hear about the next update today (and even see a "Meet the Medic" video) and the game was set to go free for just a week, but this is obviously a more permanent direction. We've contacted Valve and will post more here when we get it.

Update: Valve's Doug Lombardi has responded to us with a simple confirmation: "Yep." Enjoy your free TF2, kids!

Update: The site has been updated as well. The game's completely free to play, forever!

JoystiqValve relaunching Team Fortress 2 as free-to-play title originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>free-to-playin-game-storeitemsmicrotransactionspcrobin-walkerteam-fortressTeam-Fortress-2valveThu, 23 Jun 2011 20:42:00 EST<![CDATA[LittleBigPlanet patch adds in-game store, improved search]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/19/littlebigplanet-patch-adds-in-game-store-improved-search/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/19/littlebigplanet-patch-adds-in-game-store-improved-search/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/19/littlebigplanet-patch-adds-in-game-store-improved-search/#commentsFiled under:

In addition to news about the upcoming Metal Gear Solid level and character packs, Media Molecule has also released a 67MB patch that upgrades LittleBigPlanet to version 1.07. No patch details have been released yet, so here's what we've noticed so far:
  • An in-game LittleBigStore! It functions as its own planet, and if you've already purchased the equipment, you can swap into the whole costume here.
  • New search options (just to the right of Community). You can now navigate through user-generated content by highest rated levels, the most hearted levels, the newest levels and the busiest levels, as well as searching with text or tags.
  • A "save level as" option when creating levels that lets you move the creation to whichever slot you would like.
  • No additional Stephen Fry narration (unfortunately).
If you notice anything else, let us know. We'll update with the official patch notes when and if they're released.

[Via PS3 Fanboy]

JoystiqLittleBigPlanet patch adds in-game store, improved search originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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