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Red 5 Studios on Firefall beta access

By Jeff Mattas, Aug 05, 2011 2:30pm PDT

Developer Red 5 Studios reveals more information about obtaining early beta access for Firefall, its upcoming massively co-op shooter.

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"Agreed, helps build the community before hand, now if only my friends weren't all too occupied ..."

- terricon4 see all 38 comments

Free-to-play Gun Bros unleashes $500 Kraken

By Jeff Mattas, Aug 03, 2011 6:45pm PDT

Free-to-play iOS shooter Gun Bros prices an in-game gun at roughly $500.

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"whoa wtf we can sell unusuals? damn I wonder how much my flaming magicka hat is worth"

- Chandler55 see all 59 comments

Firefall launches this December

By Xav de Matos, Aug 02, 2011 4:15pm PDT

Firefall, the free-to-play, persistent world shooter from Red 5 Studios, is set to arrive in North America this December, the studio's founder has announced.

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"I can't wait for Firefall to come out. The graphics look awesome! December is gonna be HOT!"

- Ikswerb see all 58 comments

Heroes of Newerth goes free-to-play

By Andrew Yoon, Jul 29, 2011 5:45am PDT

DotA-esque Heroes of Newerth is joining the free-to-play ranks. Developer S2 Games promises "the game mechanics and style of play will remain intact," as it attempts to expand its audience.

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"Same thought here. I'll never play this, F2P or not. The fact that some people got ALL content ..."

- Ashenkhar see all 29 comments

Tribes: Ascend 'initial focus' is PC

By Alice O'Connor, Jul 06, 2011 8:00am PDT

Tribes: Ascend's "first initial focus is the PC," developer Hi-Rez has revealed. The free-to-play revival of the beloved shooter series is also hitting XBLA, but Hi-Rez says consoles lag in supporting F2P games.

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"Why the FUCK does the gun take up 1/3 of the screen? Looks like a UT mod."

- hyperwired see all 30 comments

Age of Conan now free-to-play, 'Unchained'

By Alice O'Connor, Jul 01, 2011 6:45am PDT

Funcom's barbaric MMORPG is now free to download and play, letting you venture into the violent Hyborian Age without paying a penny.

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"let me guess, its free, but it will be micro transactions out the ass unless you want everything ..."

- rtrson see all 23 comments

World of Warcraft free-to-play to level 20

By Garnett Lee and Xav de Matos, Jun 28, 2011 3:10pm PDT

Blizzard has thrown away 10- and 14-day free trials of World of Warcraft and is now offering the base game for free, "up to a maximum character level of 20."

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"Graphics aren't everything. Too bad you don't get that. Same deal with Minecraft. World of ..."

- Machlol see all 63 comments

Tribes: Ascend also going free to play

By Andrew Yoon, Jun 27, 2011 4:15pm PDT

Built on Unreal Engine 3, Tribes: Ascend is a downloadable multiplayer shooter for PC and Xbox 360, billed as a "multiplayer successor" to Tribes 2. And, surprisingly, it will also be free-to-play.

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"I'm with this guy. I'd pay $70 bucks for a tribes game, but I'll be damned if I'm gonna compete ..."

- spyrext see all 55 comments

Team Fortress 2 goes 'free to play'

By Andrew Yoon, Jun 23, 2011 6:30pm PDT

Valve is preparing "the most ambitious update in the history of Team Fortress 2." And what's one feature of the update? The game is going to be free to play.

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"At GAF, they're getting lulz over using the Dead Ringer on n00bs over and over. I'm gonna ..."

- Gentlegamer see all 106 comments

City of Heroes adding free-to-play option

By Steve Watts, Jun 21, 2011 2:00pm PDT

City of Heroes is adding a free-to-play option on top of its current pay model, which will become "VIP" status with its own special rewards. City of Heroes Freedom is set to launch alongside Issue 21 later this year.

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"f2p champs prolly snagged a good chunk of the "casual" folks. Once this happens, I might take a ..."

- Fletcherhea see all 2 comments

LEGO Universe 'free-to-play' trial incoming

By Alice O'Connor, Jun 21, 2011 9:45am PDT

An endless free trial version of the plastic-inspired MMO is slated to launch in August, restricted to a small number of areas and with only one space for you to build virtual masterpieces.

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Rumor: Xbox 360 getting free-to-play games next year

By Steve Watts, Apr 11, 2011 2:30pm PDT

Microsoft may be introducing a free-to-play games through Xbox Live next year, letting developers take advantage of micro-transaction based revenue models.

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"Will likely only be available to Xbox Live GOLD subscribers..."

- darthfusion see all 11 comments

Global Agenda going free-to-play

By Alice O'Connor, Apr 07, 2011 6:00am PDT

The new caretaker of the Tribes series is turning its shooter MMO free-to-play, with an optional one-time fee for premium features.

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"This is a terrible cycle. Buy a new MMO, or wait 6 months for it to go free-to-play?"

- tw3kr see all 11 comments