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DC Universe Online Going Free-To-Play

… paying a monthly subscription was the Kryptonite weakening your interest in playing DC Universe Online, Sony Online Entertainment has swooped in and used its super compromising powers to get you into its …

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Steam To Support Free-To-Play Games

… Steam To Support Free-To-Play Games … Tomorrow will mark the launch of the first free-to-play game on Steam, Valve's digital delivery platform. … Steam To Support Free-To-Play Games …

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Magic: The Gathering - Duels Of The Planeswalkers 2012 Review

… some of the newer cards and mechanics, particularly in online play against other humans. … An Excellent But Limited …

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Codemasters Discontinues Online Play For PC, PS3 Versions Of GRID

… Codemasters Discontinues Online Play For PC, PS3 Versions Of GRID … UK publisher Codemasters has discontinued online play for PC and PlayStation 3 versions of GRID. The …

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Valve: Team Fortress 2 To Be Free-To-Play

… Valve: Team Fortress 2 To Be Free-To-Play … In a surprising move, Valve has revealed that its popular online shooter Team Fortress 2 switching to a free-to-play, microtransaction-driven business model. … Valve: Team …

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Star Wars Galaxies Won't Be Seeing New Life As Free-To-Play

… Star Wars Galaxies Won't Be Seeing New Life As Free-To-Play … We learned last month that the MMO will be shutting … and a new interview reveals that it won't see a free-to-play resurrection. … Star Wars Galaxies Won't Be Seeing New Life As Free-To-Play

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Madden NFL 12's Online Blitz

… Madden NFL 12's Online Blitz … The online multiplayer experience in Madden can vary wildly, but some of Madden's … features hope to address that inconsistency by letting you play with your friends according to your rules. … Madden NFL …

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PlanetSide 2 Started Development As Free-To-Play

… PlanetSide 2 Started Development As Free-To-Play … Sony Online's upcoming sequel … switch to a free-to-play model. … PlanetSide 2 Started Development As Free-To-Play …

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GI Online Community Frag Fest: Today!

… GI Online Community Frag Fest: Today! … If you want to play some shooters with fellow Game Informer enthusiasts, … today is your chance. The community is getting together online to play Halo: Reach, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Team …

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Play Games With The Game Informer Community This Weekend

Play Games With The Game Informer Community This Weekend … … games just like the rest of us, so you might as well play online with the rest of the Game Informer Community. … …

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Sony Announces New PSN Promotion

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Blizzard Defends Always-Online Requirement For Diablo III

… Blizzard Defends Always-Online Requirement For Diablo III … Speaking to Game Informer, Blizzard VP of online technologies Rob Bridenbecker was quick to point out the benefits of requiring players to always play Diablo III online. … Blizzard Defends Always-Online

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GameFly To Offer Players Digital Downloads Of PC Games

… GameFly To Offer Players Digital Downloads Of PC Games … The mail-order online game rental service GameFly announced today that it … of PC games through a new digital client. … GameFly To Offer Players Digital Downloads Of PC Games …

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Codemasters Bringing F1 Racing To Facebook

… Codemasters Bringing F1 Racing To Facebook … The free-to-play racing game, called F1 Online: The Game, is set for release in early 2012. … …

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New BioWare F2P Warhammer Online: Wrath Of Heroes

… Of Heroes … Today at Gamescom, BioWare announced that its Virginia studio has created a Warhammer Online: Wrath of …

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Going Free-To-Play Triples Lord Of The Rings Online Revenue

… Going Free-To-Play Triples Lord Of The Rings Online Revenue … Turbine's … a 200% increase in income generated since going free-to-play with microtransactions last September. … Going Free-To-Play Triples Lord Of The Rings Online Revenue …

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Champions Online Free-To-Play Features Detailed

… Features Detailed … Cryptic has posted the full comparison between "gold" accounts (a.k.a. the …

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Pachter Says Activision Wants To Charge For Call of Duty Multiplayer

… Pachter Says Activision Wants To Charge For Call of Duty Multiplayer … Is Activision looking at a pay-for-play model for Call of Duty multiplayer? One prominent analyst thinks so. … Pachter Says Activision Wants To Charge For Call of Duty Multiplayer

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Game Industry Professionals Unveil Play For Japan

… Game Industry Professionals Unveil Play For Japan … Game industry professionals have banded together for an online charity outlet designed to raise funds for the recent disaster. … Game Industry Professionals Unveil Play For Japan …

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SOCOM 4 Online Co-op Detailed

… SOCOM 4 Online Co-op Detailed … Sony's PlayStation Blog has a video … upcoming tactical shooter's cooperative play. … SOCOM 4 Online Co-op Detailed …