Suddenly all these sackboy costumes are making sense. In a recent retrospective panel on the company, the founders of Media Molecule revealed that the original plan for LittleBigPlanet was to release the game with a free to play market strategy. Then-Sony executive Phil Harrison first approached the Media Molecule team with the concept, although it […]
The game makers at Owlient have become Ubisoft’s fourth major acquisition in the free-to-play market, after Massive Entertainment (November 2008), Nadeo (October 2009) and Quazal (November 2010). The 40-member strong studio is renowned for its quick ascension through the ranks of online community management, its Howrse brand currently responsible for 2 million active monthly users […]
Turns out, not everybody was too happy about Valve turning Team Fortress 2 free to play. According to a report from Botchweed, a user-made server plug-in has been implemented in several private servers that effectively locks out players with a free to play account. Once a player has bought the game – getting a Premium […]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ8duKs2Plw[/youtube] Valve’s team-based modern classic Team Fortress 2 went free to play a few hours ago, making one of the most addictive online games nigh inescapable to all gamers. Those that previously purchased the game have been upgraded to a “Premium Account”, which gives them”a few extra features, including access to rare and cosmetic items […]