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PC

Now Hawken Has A Target Class. I Mean Healer Class.

No, I think I was right the first time. If you see the new Technician mech on the enemy’s team, kill it. If it’s on your team, hug it. If it’s you, then congratulations, you’re a helper. Way to help. Want to see pics of the new map you’ll be dying on?

30 March 2013

PC

There’s A New Total War Game Coming, But It’s Not What You Think

Creative Assembly will later this year release Rome II, a proper Total War game. They’ll also, presumably, one day take the wraps off a Warhammer title. As of today though, there’s another Total War game coming, and it’s a weird one, because it’s not the Warhammer game, and it’s not the next true Total War game either.

3 March 2013

Mobile

Kids Reveal The Real Flaws Of Free-To-Play Games

If a certain system can be used to trick children into spending thousands of dollars, then it’s probably not a very ethical system.

22 February 2013

Mobile

Arcane Legends’ Latest Expansion Adds Pirates, Sharks And Pirate Sharks

I’ve never been a big fan of sharks in massively multiplayer online role-playing games, something to do with the giant, deadly bastard that used to swim in the harbour outside Freeport in EverQuest. I’ve never really warmed to pirates either, falling on the ninja side of that age-old debate.

20 February 2013

Mobile

There Are Plenty Of Ways To Pay In The Free-To-Play Real Racing 3

Firemonkeys’ eagerly anticipated Real Racing 3 is the first free-to-play entry in the popular mobile racing franchise. How far you can get without paying real money depends entirely on how much patience you possess — do you mind waiting 10 minutes for tire repair?

12 February 2013

Mobile

Real Racing 3 Is Even More Attractive Now That It’s Going Free-to-Play

The latest entry in Firemonkeys’ Real Racing isn’t just going to be the nicest looking entry in the series when it drops on February 28 — it’ll also be the first one that’s completely free to play.

31 January 2013

PC

Wizardry Online Launches. Prepare To Die, Permanently.

The free-to-play massively multiplayer online extension of one of the world’s oldest role-playing game franchises is now live in North America, luring players to its servers with the sweet embrace of permadeath. How long will you survive Wizardry Online?

10 January 2013

PC

You May Spend $199 To Unlock Everything In Marvel Heroes Before The Game Even Launches

Marvel Heroes may be a free-to-play MMO, but that doesn’t mean you can’t spend money on it. In fact, Marvel and developer Gazillion Entertainment hope you probably will at some point. They’re giving a head start too, offering three “Founders Packs” that deliver a bunch of in-game content for free. One costs $US199.

PC

Tera Goes Free-To-Play, Says It Won’t Be A ‘Watered-Down Trial Version’

Guess it was only a matter of time, huh, Tera? En Masse Entertainment’s online fantasy game joins Star Wars: The Old Republic and DC Universe Online on the roster of big-deal MMO titles that are ditching subscriptions. Starting in February, subscriptions will no longer be required to play Tera.

3 January 2013

Mobile

What Do The 10 Top Grossing iPhone Games Of 2012 Have In Common?

For every overpriced Final Fantasy re-release on iTunes there are dozens of free-to-play social games, refugees from a slowly fading Facebook love affair with microtransaction-driven casual titles finding new sources of revenue in the fertile mobile market. In this year’s list of the top grossing iOS games and apps, the free-to-play game is king.

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