Speaking at the Computer Entertainment Developers Conference in Japan, the guy who brought us Donkey Kong and Mario called on the industry to deliver games at a reasonable, fixed price to avoid over-charging consumers. He’s critical of games that use free-to-play mechanics to drive up profits.
After seeing some potentially dangerous addictions to their microtransactions, Clicker Hero developers Playsaurus are changing the course of their sequel.
Seven years after launch, Blizzard is taking one of its cornerstone games and making it free to play on November 14. Announced at BlizzCon over the weekend, StarCraft 2 will allow any and all fans to stretch their fingers inside of the Wings of Liberty campaign for no cost at all, while also giving those players access to the ranked ladder, the latest balancing updates and a co-operative mode.
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Yesterday we told you that Battleborn was probably going to become a free-to-play title given the hints to such by a new patch. It turns out we were wrong.
Battleborn wasn’t the hit that Gearbox and publisher 2K hoped it would be. Trying to take some of the Borderlands Magic and apply it to the MOBA template didn’t work out in Gearbox’s favour. Could a free-to-play push help?
Nintendo believes in Super Mario Run, to the point where they’re perfectly confident that the $10 unlock on the free demo can succeed.
Battleborn isn't going free-to-play anytime soon it seems. There is a trial version in the works however.
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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