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PC & Console Microtransactions Revenue Has Doubled Since 2012

PC & Console microtransactions revenue has doubled since 2012 according to Superdata, a provider of market intelligence relating to video games. While the furor from the Star Wars Battlefront II …

November 27, 2017 | 09:10 EST

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Marvel Heroes Developer Lays Off All Staff, Service May End Friday

In a Discord message circulated on ResetEra, a former employee of Marvel Heroes developer Gazillion revealed that all staff have been laid off, and Marvel Heroes will close as early as this Friday.…

November 22, 2017 | 09:45 EST

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Fortnite Battle Royale Goes Free for Everyone on September 26th

Epic Games survival shooter game Fortnite Battle Royale is going free to play for everyone starting September 26th, not long after it was initially added to the base game. The major hook for Fortnite…

September 20, 2017 | 03:00 EDT

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Brink Goes Free on Steam, "Why Not?" Says Pete Hines

This past Tuesday, Bethesda flipped the free to play switch on Brink, their 2011 collaboration with Splash Damage. This team based FPS failed to find an audience in its day, peaking at only just over…

August 27, 2017 | 10:17 EDT

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Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online Closing In December

Developers of the free to play FPS Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online revealed this week that their current plan is to wind down their title until shutting the doors on…

August 23, 2017 | 07:05 EDT

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Embrace Death In Hearthstone's Knights Of The Frozen Throne

The Year of the Mammoth, Hearthstone's new year, arrived in April and brought many changes for Blizzard's trading card game. Chief of which was the removal of the single-player quasi-expansion "…

July 10, 2017 | 04:45 EDT

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SEGA Forever Unveiled; Classic SEGA Games on Mobile for Free

SEGA have revealed the nature of the previously teased SEGA Forever, announcing a collection of free to play classic SEGA titles on iOS and Android devices. SEGA Forever titles will be free to…

June 21, 2017 | 02:30 EDT

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Magikarp Jump, a New Pokemon Mobile Game Available Now

A new Pokemon mobile game is hitting the mobile market with the launch of The Pokemon Company International’s latest title Magikarp Jump. The free to play game is available today on the App Store and…

May 25, 2017 | 02:31 EDT

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Awesomenauts Goes Free To Play On Steam On May 24

Awesomenauts, the 3v3 side-scrolling MOBA by Ronimo Games, will be going free to play on Steam on May 24, 2017, according to a news post on the game's Steam Community page. The game takes place in…

April 26, 2017 | 06:58 EDT

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The Elder Scrolls Online is Free to Play Until April 18th

At the beginning of the week, Bethesda announced that their online interpretation of the Elder Scrolls universe will be free to play on all platforms from April 10th to April 18th. The free to play…

April 11, 2017 | 09:30 EDT

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Marvel Heroes Omega Coming to Console This Spring

Gazillion has announced that their Super Hero PC game Marvel Heroes will be coming to consoles this spring as Marvel Heroes Omega. Drawing from action role-playing games and MMO’s the free to play…

April 7, 2017 | 01:28 EDT

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“Tempest of the Gods” Expansion Announced for Shadowverse

Cygames, the development company behind the incredibly popular collectible card game Shadowverse, has said in the past that it plans to updated the game with a new set expansion every three months.…

March 1, 2017 | 09:23 EST

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Elite Dangerous: Arena Pulled From Stores

Elite: Dangerous developer Frontier Developments have pulled the standalone arena dogfighter Elite Dangerous: Arena from stores over a lack of players. The standalone game mode has now been removed…

February 14, 2017 | 09:30 EST

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Niilfgaard Invades The Battlefields Of Gwent

CD Projekt Red has announced the latest playable faction for GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, as the Nilfgaard empire is set to invade the battlefield. Gwent is a free-to-play collectible card game…

January 31, 2017 | 11:30 EST

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Shadowverse - Rise of Bahamut Spoilers 12/13

On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, Japanese developing company Cygames announced a new expansion for its hit collectible card game, Shadowverse. Titled "Rise of Bahamut", this expansion draws inspiration…

December 14, 2016 | 01:20 EST

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Evolve Developer Turtle Rock Announces New Dark Fantasy Co-Op FPS

Turtle Rock Studios, developer of Left 4 Dead and Evolve, has announced that they are actively working on a new IP which will be a co-op first person shooter with 'dark fantasy elements.' The game…

December 14, 2016 | 11:30 EST

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Shadowverse - Rise of Bahamut Spoilers 12/10

On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, Japanese developing company Cygames announced a new expansion for its hit collectible card game, Shadowverse. Titled "Rise of Bahamut", this expansion draws inspiration…

December 10, 2016 | 09:33 EST

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Shadowverse - Rise of Bahamut Spoilers 12/09

On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, Japanese developing company Cygames announced a new expansion for its hit collectible card game, Shadowverse. Titled "Rise of Bahamut", this expansion draws inspiration…

December 10, 2016 | 02:34 EST

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Shadowverse - Rise of Bahamut Spoilers 12/08

On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, Japanese developing company Cygames announced a new expansion for its hit collectible card game, Shadowverse. Titled "Rise of Bahamut", this expansion draws inspiration…

December 9, 2016 | 11:30 EST

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Shadowverse - Rise of Bahamut Spoilers 12/06

On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, Japanese developing company Cygames announced a new expansion for its hit collectible card game, Shadowverse. Titled "Rise of Bahamut", this expansion draws inspiration…

December 6, 2016 | 02:17 EST

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Shadowverse - Rise of Bahamut Spoilers 12/02

On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, Japanese developing company Cygames announced a new expansion for its hit collectible card game, Shadowverse. Titled "Rise of Bahamut", this expansion draws inspiration…

December 3, 2016 | 08:45 EST

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Shadowverse - Rise of Bahamut Expansion Announced

It seems that Cygames isn't done drawing inspiration from their previous card game Rage of Bahamut, as they have revealed the newest Shadowverse expansion has a similar name to Rage of Bahamut.…

November 29, 2016 | 03:52 EST

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Guardian Codex is the Newest Square Enix Mobile Game

Square Enix is expanding their selection of mobile games with their latest release Guardian Codex. Made by the same team behind card battler Guardian Cross, Guardian Codex is an RPG that allows…

November 4, 2016 | 05:35 EDT

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2016's Team Fortress 2 Halloween Event Is... The Previous Ones

'Tis the season to be spooky, and that usually means Team Fortress 2's annual "Scream Fortress" event is just around the corner. Unfortunately, this year won't see a new Halloween mode for the Valve…

October 13, 2016 | 05:00 EDT

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In Case of Emergency, Release Raptor Now Free-To-Play

New information about In Case of Emergency, Release Raptor being pulled from sale (as well as plans for AI War 2: Rise from Ashes) has been posted by developer Arcen Games on the game's official…

August 30, 2016 | 09:30 EDT

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Evolve Player Count Soars Since Going Free To Play

Following our recent coverage on Evolve Stage 2, new details have emerged that the player count has jumped over 15,000%.As reported on Eurogamer, last Wednesday showed the player count sitting on 157…

July 10, 2016 | 12:32 EDT

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Warframe Update Adds Cats, Better Space Control

  If you've been playing free to play third-person shooter Warframe then you may already have a pet dog. Yet what if you had a more feline persuasion? Then the newest update is for you, bringing pet…

July 9, 2016 | 01:44 EDT

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New Information on Evolve Stage 2

Yesterday, TechRaptor reported that first person shooter Evolve had been pulled from the Steam Marketplace on July 6. Turtle Rock Studios and 2K Games, the respective development and publication…

July 8, 2016 | 09:34 EDT

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HeroWarz Enters Open Beta

HeroWarz, an anime-esque action RPG developed by A.Storm and published by KOG Games, has entered open beta according to a news post on the game's official website. Closed beta testing has concluded…

June 29, 2016 | 09:45 EDT

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Action RPG HeroWarz Announces Closed Beta Testing

HeroWarz, an upcoming action RPG developed by A.Storm and published by KOG Games, is accepting registrations for closed beta testing according to a press release. HeroWarz is an anime-themed…

April 29, 2016 | 10:40 EDT

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Fallout Shelter Updates to 1.5

Fallout Shelter has updated to version 1.5 according to an announcement on Bethesda's website. Fallout Shelter now supports iPhone 6's 3D Touch feature. Tapping on the game's icon will open up a…

April 23, 2016 | 11:40 EDT

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Mojang Releases Crown and Council For Free On Steam

Mojang has released a new game by the name of Crown and Council on Steam for free according to an announcement on their website.Crown and Council was solely developed by Mojang employee Henrik…

April 23, 2016 | 11:20 EDT

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Mobile Gamers Spend an Average $87 on in-App Purchases

Mobile Gaming is still a big money maker, and in-app store purchases make for big business.A report by Slice Intelligence, a digital commerce analyst, shows mobile gaming has been picking up steam by…

April 10, 2016 | 04:14 EDT

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ImScared Comes to Steam, Costs More than Promised

Back in 2012, a strange first person horror titled known as ImScared: A Pixelated Nightmare hit GameJolt. While it wasn't the most terrifying game on the surface, it didn't take long for players to…

February 4, 2016 | 08:30 EST

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Third-Person Shooter Hero Forces Launches on iOS, Android

Hong Kong mobile games developer Playcube has released a free-to-play shooter upon the iOS and Android markets. Hero Forces puts you in the shoes of sunglasses-wearing counterterrorist members of the…

January 31, 2016 | 07:45 EST

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PES 2016 is getting a free-to-play edition

PES 2016 is going to be getting an 'Entry Level' free-to-play edition on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 on the 8th of December. When the game releases it will have with it an Exhibition Mode,…

November 28, 2015 | 02:00 EST

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Cyber Horde Co-Op Mode Comes to Warface

Crytek's free to play online shooter (and winner of the silliest name for a shooter award) Warface is getting a new co-op game mode with the Halloween patch released today. The new mode, titled the '…

October 29, 2015 | 12:35 EDT

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Relic Hunters Zero Update 8 Adds Spooky Weapons

Relic Hunters Zero (a free, open source shooter by Rogue Snail) has released a new Halloween-themed update.Today we bring you a lot of new guns! One of my personal favorites is the spectral shotgun…

October 19, 2015 | 11:12 EDT

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Wildstar: Reloaded Goes Live Today

WildStar, the Sci-Fi fantasy MMO by Carbine Studios, will relaunch as a free-to-play version starting today. To kickoff WildStar: Reloaded's launch, a new trailer released on the official Youtube…

September 29, 2015 | 03:52 EDT

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RuneScape Developer Launches DarkScape - Open World, PvP Anywhere

The developer and publisher of RuneScape, Jagex, announced today a new version of the famous free to play MMO where the whole world is PvP, and follows Wilderness rules. DarkScape is available now…

September 16, 2015 | 05:53 EDT

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Obsidian Announces Second Early Access Test Date for Armored Warfare

Obsidian Entertainment and My.com announced today that the second Early Access test for Armored Warfare will open on June 10th and will last until June 24th. Armored Warfare is a massively…

June 8, 2015 | 10:10 EDT

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Magicka: Wizard Wars Officially Releasing April 28, Sees Huge Changes to Player Progression

Magicka, the killing your friends and making it look like an accident simulator, brought a unique flavor to magic. Allowing a vast amount of customization on the fly, it offers players a deep spell-…

April 14, 2015 | 08:41 EDT

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Zombies Monsters Robots Game of Drones Update Released

A new update for Zombies Monsters Robots has been announced today April 14, 2015.  The update called Game of Drones adds drone companions, new maps and an improved leveling system to the free-to-play…

April 14, 2015 | 03:59 EDT

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Rewards For World Of Tanks Players Who Log-In Daily Until May 8th!

Wargaming's massively popular game World of Tanks was filling a niche market when it was released publicly back in 2011, but since then, the free-to-play tank warfare game has become one of the most…

March 11, 2015 | 04:44 EDT

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Dragon's Dogma Online Revealed for PC, PS4 and PS3

In this weeks copy of the Japanese magazine Famitsu, Capcom have revealed Dragon's Dogma Online as the next instalment to the series. Picked up by Gematsu, the game is set to come out in 2015 for the…

January 27, 2015 | 10:30 EST

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Nosgoth opens beta to all

Online multiplayer hunt-em-up Nosgoth has thrown wide its creepy, gargoyle-laden doors to all comers in it's recently launched open beta. Previously under closed testing on Steam, the vampire slaying…

January 24, 2015 | 06:20 EST

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PlanetSide 2 PS4 Beta gets new "release window", Not coming this year after all!

Well, as 2014 draws to a close, most of us probably realized that PlanetSide 2's long-awaited PlayStation 4 Beta wasn't coming this year after all. For the uninitiated, PlanetSide 2 is a Free-To-Play…

December 28, 2014 | 11:39 EST

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Heroes of the Storm eSports Features Detailed

Blizzard fans rejoice! Heroes of the Storm’s Technical Alpha is coming back, and with it comes some brand-new features for the competitive scene, including replays, spectator mode, and more! But are…

October 10, 2014 | 10:00 EDT