Following the successful transition of Dungeons & Dragons Online into a free-to-play MMORPG, Turbine and Codemasters have re-released The Lord of the Rings Online as a free-to-play title. The game was originally released in April 2007 and has been complemented with two expansion packs in the years following release. Similar to the pricing structure currently in […]
Like Dungeons and Dragons and Lord of the Rings Online before it, Sony Online Entertainment’s EverQuest II will be adding free-to-play service models to its existing subscription-based economy. The two play styles will run on separate servers, with various limits imposed on players depending on which of four possible tiers (Platnium, Gold, Silver, Bronze) they […]
In an interview with the Financial Times, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick stated that the company has information that indicates that up to 60% of the Xbox Live subscribers are a member of this service to play Call of Duty games. However, he also indicated that while this provides Microsoft with a steady stream of revenue, […]
With the number of Chinese internet users expected to increase rapidly over the coming years, the Chinese Ministry of Culture has announced that it is putting new regulations into place that will place stricter rules on online games, especially with regard to underage users. The regulations, which will be put into effect on the first […]