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Neverwinter shifts to free-to-play MMO model

By Xav de Matos, Oct 05, 2011 6:30pm PDT

Neverwinter, the recently delayed title from developer Cryptic Studios, is shifting its focus from role-playing game with multiplayer elements to "full-fledged free-to-play MMO."

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"GW2 will be interesting! I haven't followed it too much, but it seems like I heard there will ..."

- dfay see all 24 comments

DC Universe Online 'Fate of the Fortress' content available

By Xav de Matos, Oct 04, 2011 7:00pm PDT

The fifth game update for DC Universe Online has been released. 'The Fate of the Fortress' takes places back to the Fortress of Solitude to team up with Superman or Lex Luthor to battle Brainiac's hunt for Kryptonian technology.

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Fifth DC Universe Online update 'coming soon'

By Xav de Matos, Oct 03, 2011 5:30pm PDT

DC Universe Online's fifth game update is "coming soon," according to the game's official Facebook account. The "Fate of the Fortress" update is set to add a harder difficulty setting to the Hive Moon Base Alert with more loot, a new raid scenario, PvP ar

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Firefall team hires Morgan Romine for eSports focus

By Xav de Matos, Sep 20, 2011 9:55am PDT

Developer Red 5 Studios has hired Morgan "Rhoulette" Romine to ensure Firefall is tournament ready for gamers and spectators.

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"Nearly three years later, we're STILL waiting on the beta keys we were promised by the CEO."

- AxeMan808 see all 394 comments

Firefall interview with Red 5 boss Mark Kern

By Xav de Matos, Sep 19, 2011 1:15pm PDT

Red 5 Studios founder and CEO Mark Kern comes to the Shacknews offices to discuss Firefall, revealing details on armies and the business model behind the game.

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"Pretty cool! Elaborate too. Will think about it for next year."

- grummz see all 267 comments

Firefall adds pets, ability to 'despawn' enemy companions

By Xav de Matos, Sep 19, 2011 11:45am PDT

Red 5 founder and CEO Mark Kern reveals to Shacknews that Firefall will feature pets, but the feature comes with a special twist.

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"As long as pets dont do anything in the Esports area its cool :) I like the idea of pets just ..."

- SouperiorGamer see all 601 comments

DC Universe Online going free-to-play

By Andrew Yoon, Sep 19, 2011 8:15am PDT

DC Universe Online is the latest MMO to join the free to play craze. Beginning in "late October," Sony Online Entertainment's online action game will be free to download on both PC and PS3.

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"Yes that was made clear by the DEVs anyone who bought the game and created an account before it ..."

- MissionaryMarr see all 9 comments

Super Monday Night Combat Preview

By Xav de Matos, Sep 16, 2011 3:00pm PDT

In part one of our two part super-sized preview of Uber Entertainment's Super Monday Night Combat, executive producer Chandana Ekanayake and creative director John Comes discuss going free-to-play.

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"'cherry picking' huh... sorta like... pc exclusive, gating, regular updates, leveling system, ..."

- Bensam123 see all 35 comments

PlanetSide 2 will be free to play

By Andrew Yoon, Sep 12, 2011 11:30am PDT

PlanetSide 2 will be free to play, SOE's John Smedley confirmed.

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"Only F2P game I enjoyed so far. Any game with a battlefield heroes model will make me stay as ..."

- Johnnsen see all 56 comments

Firefall preview

By Xav de Matos, Sep 09, 2011 4:15pm PDT

Shacknews explores the world of Firefall, the upcoming free-to-play shooter from developer Red 5.

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"also when a kid named jeremy lin starts heating up dont believe the hype"

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Battlestar Galactica Online passes 5M players

By Garnett Lee, Sep 07, 2011 3:00pm PDT

Free-to-play Battlestar Galactica Online passed the five million registered players mark in just six months since its February launch reports its operator, Bigpoint.

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"Ive registered and played it for about a week or so its decent and fun its no Alligiance or ..."

- Lickuright see all 25 comments

Star Trek Online free-to-play details

By Garnett Lee, Sep 06, 2011 1:00pm PDT

Star Trek Online goes free-to-play before the end of 2011 and developer Cryptic Studios has released a complete set of details on the system will work.

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"He's saying that Premium Members do not have to pay for Captain Respecs and additional Bridge ..."

- djustifier see all 5 comments

Star Trek Online boldly going free-to-play

By Alice O'Connor, Sep 01, 2011 10:00am PDT

Star Trek Online is boldly going free-to-play later this year, developer Cryptic's new owner Perfect World has announced.

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"it is, and its far better than what EA's turned the official into: inporylem.com"

- phokz see all 45 comments

Crytek's Warface getting Western release in 2012

By Alice O'Connor, Aug 17, 2011 6:00am PDT

Crytek's sillily-named, free-to-play shooter will get a Western release in 2012, the Crysis creator has announced. Previously, it was only confirmed for South Korea and China.

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World of Battleships announced

By Garnett Lee, Aug 16, 2011 5:40pm PDT

Following in the wake of World of Tanks, Wargaming.net has announced the massively multiplayer naval battle game World of Battleships.

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"on paper, yes. since the Yamato never saw active service nobody will ever know."

- beastrabban see all 26 comments