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Mia J. Park appearing in AdventureQuest Worlds’ Valentine’s event
Artix Entertainment likes to bring newcomers in the entertainment business into its games to help expand its fans horizons and give the performers a chance to connect with people who might enjoy their creations. It’s decided to do that for Valentine’s Day, with a special AQWorlds Valentine’s Day Event on February 10, 2012 at 7pm more »
Hawken re-emerges as a free-to-play web game on December 12
In March of 2011, we told you about a new upcoming game called Hawken. At the time, Hawken was destined for XBLA, PSN and PC for an undermined price. This game is a first-person multiplayer shooter that put mechs in place of man. Based on the videos we saw, Hawken looked very impressive considering there more »
Rift mimics the free-to-play experience with Rift Lite
Trion Worlds is taking a cue from Activision Blizzard when it comes to Rift. Not long ago, World of Warcraft adopted a practice where newcomers could play the game for free until they reach level 20, to allow people to get a taste of the MMORPG. Now, Trion Worlds has announced it will do the more »
EverQuest’s free-to-play starting this March
EverQuest is going to be turning 13 this year and Sony Online Entertainment has discovered the best way ever to commemorate the occasion. The official birthday is March 16, 2012 and, sometime around then, EverQuest will go free-to-play. If you want to keep subscribing, with either a $5 a month Silver membership or $14.99 a more »
Star Trek Online is free to play, time to make a captain
There’s some good news on the internet today for people who always wanted to try that Star Trek MMO, but didn’t actually want to pay to play it. Star Trek Online is now free. Of course, there is still a cash shop and people can pay $14.99 to become a Gold Member and have access more »
Opinion: Free2Play will balance MMO world, not take over
The Free2Play market is growing. No one in their right mind would deny that. However, growth does not dictate a take over in the MMO market. While the question of whether or not the F2P market is going to take over MMOs is valid, the F2P market won’t take over. It’ll just balance out the market.
Sure, companies either jumped over to the F2P market entirely or tested it out. Some games have tested out the ideas of endless trials as well. Some companies like Aeria Games started off with and stuck with the F2P formula with games like Last Chaos. Let’s face it. While the F2P method is promising, there are a lot of issues with it. Oddly enough there’s the same amount of issues with the standard subscription-based MMO methods as well. Still, some games have one method working better for them than the other method does.
Pandora Saga leaves the beta phase and goes commercial
There’s new in the world of online games. Atlus Online’s Pandora Saga is now ready to accept your real money for virtual perks and goodies. Yes, another game has stepped out of beta phase and into the commercial phase. Which really doesn’t result in that big a difference. It’s still a basic free-to-play massive multiplayer online RPG. There just happens to be a cash shop to look through now…
Pocket God Facebook’s second episode begins
The Facebook version of Pocket God is proving to be more similar to the original iOS versions than before, thanks to the latest episode update. Just like in the portable versions, the browser-based incarnation of Pocket God experiences content updates regularly, with the “episode” of the game changing rather than the version each time. Considering the Pocket God Facebook open beta only began about a month ago near the end of December, 2010, it’s admirable to see it already shift from Episode 1: Pocket God, antisocial to Episode 2: Clash of the Frightened…
PC owners can now play Magic: The Gathering Tactics
Good news if you need a new free-to-play game, Sony Online Entertainment has you covered. This time, it’s a strategic game that will appeal to card game fans. That’s right, it’s time for Magic: The Gathering Tactics! Took them long enough! Of course, it’s not like we can really complain, it essentially being free and all.
As you may recall, Magic: The Gathering Tactics has been a long time coming…
Cooking Mama serving food on Facebook
Cooking Mama has found a new place to cook. She’s set up shop on Facebook! If you have an account, you can open your browser, add the game to your profile and start running your own cafe. The press release calls the game Cooking Mama: Friends’ Cafe, but once you add it, it’ll appear with your other games as plain old Cooking Mama.
In the Facebook version of Cooking Mama, you’re running your own little cafe…
