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Battlefield to become subscription service hints EA
Metro He didn't add any more specifics though, so it's not clear whether he's talking about an optional subscription-based service like Call Of Duty Elite or turning the whole series into a paid-for service like World Of Warcraft and Star Wars: The Old … |
 TIME |
Free-to-Play Everquest Highlights the Slow Death of Subscription MMOs
1UP.com It's hard to imagine World of Warcraft finding success without SOE's game preceding it. The game's transition marks the end of an era — it's the death knell for MMOs as we've known them. Everquest's relatively small player base means the shift to … Veteran MMO 'EverQuest' adds free-to-play tier Classic online game EverQuest celebrates 13th birthday with switch to free to … 'EverQuest' Officially Going Free-To-Play |
 Videogamer.com |
Star Wars: The Old Republic director on what subscription games need
Videogamer.com "I think Star Wars: The Old Republic can coexist with World of Warcraft and other successful games like Rift. You can have multiple MMOs with a subscription being successful as long as those games fulfil the requirements of high quality, good polish, … BioWare's new MMO, 'Old Republic,' a force Old Republic Director: There's Still A Place For Subscriber-Based MMOs Star Wars: The Old Republic Review |
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Call of Duty Is Now A Subscription Game—Only If You Want It To Be
Kotaku It's an odd turn to see Call of Duty go this way, neither plunging into World of Warcraft monthly-subscription territory nor keep things going as they were. We'll find out in Call of Duty Elite's second year whether this is the plan Activision Blizzard … |
 Cinema Blend |
Aion Soars Free of Subscription Fees
Escapist Magazine Back in 2009, Aion's winged combat was the latest killer feature of an MMO that was going to unseat World of Warcraft. Even though Aion had some pretty backgrounds and innovative gameplay, it of course didn't fare very well as a WoW-killer. … Q&A: What free-to-play means for Aion |
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Why no yearly subscription?
ProToolsUsers The Wow Gold six-month package for WoW costs .94, discounted to .99 a month. If you bumped it up to a 12-month commitment, let's say at .99 a month, that's still 3.88 up front for World of Warcraft. Six months just seems like a much more … |
 Hot Hardware |
Get Diablo 3 Free With a Year's Subscription to WoW
Crave Online For a limited time, current World of Warcraft subscribers can earn a free digital download of Diablo 3 when it releases next year. The newly created WoW Annual Pass locks you into a year's worth of playing time for the dominating MMORPG. … World of Warcrafters Can Get Diablo 3 Free The Lawbringer: Mailbag 7.0 Buy WoW Annual Pass, Get Diablo III Free |
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Buy An Annual World Of Warcraft Subscription, Receive Diablo III Free [News]
MakeUseOf One of the most interesting tidbits for gamers on the prowl for freebies is that you'll be able to grab Diablo III, the upcoming action RPG, for free – if you pay to play World of Warcraft. There's a catch. You can't be a month-to-month subscriber. … World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria announced 'World Of Warcraft' Annual Pass Unveiled World of Warcraft Adds Kung-Fu Pandaren in Fourth Expansion |
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BioWare Backs Subscription MMOs
TheSixthAxis It seems that if it's not World of Warcraft then people don't want to pay every month to play. Of course, Star Wars has a special kind of pull so it might buck the trend. Is it really going to be more popular than the ill-fated Star Trek MMO or the … |
 Attack of the Fanboy |
Star Wars: The Old Republic Subscription Similar to WoW
Attack of the Fanboy Similar to World of Warcraft's subscription based service, SWTOR will come bundled with one month of free game time. After that however, you'll have to pony up each month to continue your intergalactic questing. At .99 per month, the subscription … Star Wars MMO subscriptions match Warcraft outlay Concept art from Star Wars: The Old Republic 'Star Wars: The Old Republic' coming December |