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Mass Effect 3 Origin Exclusive
January 13, 2012
[caption id="attachment_10860" align="alignleft" width="390"] Only EA's Origin for digital downloads.[/caption] JAN. 13, 2012 • BioWare has announced to its large player community that an account with EA's Origin digital distribution...
Gods and Heroes MMO Goes Free-to-Play
January 12, 2012
[caption id="attachment_10856" align="alignleft" width="286"] Gods & Heroes is transitioning to F2P.[/caption] JAN. 12, 2012 • Heatwave Interactive has announced it was taking its Roman themed Gods and Heroes MMO free-to-play...
25 Million Active Users on Electronic Arts’ Play4Free
January 12, 2012
JAN. 12, 2012 • More than 25 million people are actively playing titles from Electronic Arts' Play4Free label. Battlefield Heroes and Need for Speed World account for 10 million active...
PC Hardware Shipments Grow
January 11, 2012
JAN. 11, 2012 • According to research firm IDC, 352.4 million PC hardware units were shipped worldwide during 2011, an increase of 1.6 percent compared to 2010. Of that total,...
Free-to-Play EverQuest II Draws Crowd
January 11, 2012
[caption id="attachment_10845" align="alignleft" width="390"] Will they pay later?[/caption] JAN. 11, 2012 • Since becoming an F2P game back in December, EverQuest II has seen the number of new players jump...
Insight Venture Partner Raises Runescape Studio Stake
January 9, 2012
JAN. 9, 2012 • New York City-based Insight Venture Partners raised its stake in publisher Jagex to 55% from the 35% acquired in 2005. Jagex is best known for the...
Video Game Sales Flat at GameStop
January 9, 2012
[caption id="attachment_12267" align="alignleft" width="390"] U.K. retailer HMV may be cutting back on games.[/caption] JAN. 9, 2012 • For the nine week period ending Dec. 31, retailer GameStop reported that overall...
Flight Simulator Tries Free-to-Play
January 5, 2012
JAN. 5, 2012 • The veteran Flight Simulator franchise has been on hiatus since Microsoft Corp. shut down its Aces Game Studio in 2009. The series is returning this spring,...