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General: The Pros & Cons of Free-to-Play

Posted: 03 Mar 2015 10:24 AM PST

The Pros & Cons of Free-to-Play

The traditional "pay wall" (pay a single price and play forever) or subscription (pay an up-front cost plus a monthly maintenance fee) models are every bit as valid and stable as free-to-play, but there are plusses and minuses to each of the models. To compare them, let's outline the pros and cons for free-to-play and discuss the others as we go.

General: Windwalkers: A Transmedia Project Updates

Posted: 04 Mar 2015 03:39 AM PST

Windwalkers: A Transmedia Project Updates

The Windwalkers Kickstarter page has been updated with a pair of features designed to familiarize fans with the game based on the French post-apocalyptic novel "The Horde of the Counterwind" by Alain Damasio. The first is a video showing the team creating the game. In addition, the first chapter of "The Horde of the Counterwind" has been translated to English for the first time and is available for interested readers to check out.

General: Nvidia Announces "Shield" Console

Posted: 04 Mar 2015 03:26 AM PST

Nvidia Announces "Shield" Console

Nvidia has announced the "Shield" console during this week's Game Developer's Conference. Shield will feature a "super computer" streaming cloud system called "Grid" that will constantly be updated with the latest games and PC quality gaming in the living room.

General: Virtual Reality Making a Splash at GDC

Posted: 02 Mar 2015 04:11 PM PST

Virtual Reality Making a Splash at GDC

Virtual Reality is making itself felt at this week's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. During today's events, both Sony and Valve made major announcements about VR technology.

Elder Scrolls Online: v1.6 Goes Live, Paves Way for March 17th B2P Iteration

Posted: 03 Mar 2015 03:59 PM PST

v1.6 Goes Live, Paves Way for March 17th B2P Iteration

The massive 1.6.5 update has been applied to the Elder Scrolls Online servers and the game is back up and running. The patch brings several updated features and systems online as well as lays the groundwork for the March 17th update that will bring Tamriel Unlimited, the buy-to-play version of ESO, online. Tamriel Unlimited is slated for a March 17th deployment.

Dragon Age: Inquisition: David Gaider Moves on to Unnamed Bioware Project

Posted: 03 Mar 2015 03:02 PM PST

David Gaider Moves on to Unnamed Bioware Project

Lead Writer of the Dragon Age series, David Gaider, has announced via Twitter that he is leaving the DA team and moving to the as-yet-unnamed Bioware project. Patrick Weekes, author of The Masked Empire and also a DAI team member, will take over the lead on the series from now on.

General: Storybricks Closing Down

Posted: 03 Mar 2015 02:57 PM PST

Storybricks Closing Down

A Tweet from the Storybricks team just cropped up on Twitter that indicates that the company is closing its doors. This comes quickly after last week's announcement by Daybreak Game Studio that it had severed ties with Storybricks for EverQuest Next.

General: PC Gaming to Dominate to the Tune of $35B by 2018

Posted: 03 Mar 2015 09:36 AM PST

PC Gaming to Dominate to the Tune of $35B by 2018

Those proclaiming the death of the PC may want to consider a new report that shows steady and dominating growth in PC gaming over the next three years. Open Gaming Alliance has released a detailed graph showing the growth of PC gaming from its current $26B to $35B by 2018. The growth is attributed heavily to the eSports movement popularized by games like League of Legends and Hearthstone, among many others.

Skyforge: Ultimate Founder's Pack Giveaway #5

Posted: 03 Mar 2015 09:05 AM PST

Ultimate Founder

MMORPG.com has partnered with My.com to give away five of their recently announced Skyforge Founder's Packs. These aren't the entry level packs, either! We've got five of the Wrath of the Gods Ultimate Edition packs today. Read on to learn how to enter for your chance to snag one!

Marvel Heroes 2015: David Hayter Chills with Us About Winter Soldier

Posted: 01 Mar 2015 06:07 PM PST

David Hayter Chills with Us About Winter Soldier

Winter Soldier recently was added to Marvel Heroes 2015. We had the opportunity to talk to WS's voice actor David Hayter, best known as Solid Snake, to find out more about Winter Soldier. Check out what he had to say in our exclusive mini-interview.

Crowfall: The Embargo Vault & Account Bank Explained

Posted: 03 Mar 2015 08:17 AM PST

The Embargo Vault & Account Bank Explained

The Crowfall KickStarter page has been updated with an FAQ that goes into some detail about the two main types of storage to which players will have access.

General: The Daily Quest: Incremental Info or One Big Announcement?

Posted: 03 Mar 2015 08:04 AM PST

The Daily Quest: Incremental Info or One Big Announcement?

A trend that seems to be gaining a lot of ground in games development these days comes in the way that information is released to the public. In days past, new information about an upcoming title was teased out in a series of big announcements over time. Such a way of releasing news about anticipated games was both frustrating and exciting. Frustration set in when we wanted to know more, more, more. Excitement set in after a big revelation that gave us tons to discuss and analyze.
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