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The NYT’s Mini Crossword No Longer Free-To-Play And Fans Are Pissed
28.8.2025
Letter Boxed and Tiles are also now locked behind a New York Times subscription
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It Took Me 10 Minutes To Hit A Paywall In The New Free-To-Play Pokémon Puzzle Game
23.7.2025
I know “free-to-play” is often a misnomer, and these games should actually be called “free-to-try,” but I haven’t played one that felt as blatant in its efforts to extract money from me as Pokémon Friends in a hot minute. The puzzle game/plush collector is cute and clearly geared toward young...
Wait, The Free-To-Play Pokémon Puzzle Game Is Not Free On Switch?
22.7.2025
As is often the case with Pokémon Presents, The Pokémon Company made some announcements during its showcase this morning that initially sounded like cool and fun new things but gradually got worse as the reality became clear. Pokémon Friends, a new puzzle game in which you solve old-fashioned...
Persona 5 Gacha Players Review Bomb The Game After Accelerated Schedule Comes With Worse Rewards
15.7.2025
When it was announced that Persona 5: The Phantom X would be accelerating its story content rollout for the West to catch up to China, which has had the game for over a year, players were wary. As a gacha game with timed events and currency, The Phantom X is a game in which narrative developments...
Co chystá nový Battlefield: Problematická kampaň, velká očekávání a free-to-play battle royale
15.7.2025
Nový Battlefield je pro EA klíčový, vydání se plánuje na aktuální fiskální rok. • Probíhá rozsáhlé testování, pravděpodobně se bude jmenovat Battlefield 6. • Obsahuje kampaň, multiplayer a battle royale, kampaň ale čelí problémům s vývojem
Buy Now, Pay Later Is Coming To Free-To-Play Games Like Fortnite
2.7.2025
Buy now, pay later payment provider Affirm has partnered with video game commerce company Xsolla and will soon allow people to pay off in-game purchases of $50 or more via payment plans. Yes, you will soon be able to finance your next pricey Fortnite skin. Read more
Battle Derby Blends Racing, MOBA, and Web3 in One Frenzied Free-to-Play Arena
23.4.2025
Mario Kart on-chain with rocket launchers — that’s Battle Derby. Race, strategize, and earn in this fast-paced Web3 thrill ride. Regina’s Web3 Gaming Odyssey: Episode 24 From high-stakes battlegrounds to zany, car-fueled chaos! Welcome to a Web3 racing shooter that’s redefining competitive gameplay...
Valve Bans Forced In-Game Ads From All Steam Titles
10.2.2025
If you, like most people on Earth, a frequent mobile gamer, you’ll be all-too aware of the bane of in-game ads. Because the freemium model proves by far the most successful way to release games on telephones, you pay by sitting through agonizing ads with fake countdown timers, ‘x’ buttons that...
Infinity Nikki’s Seven Different Currencies, Explained
24.1.2025
With a ton of stylish clothes to dress up in and a giant overworld to explore, Infinity Nikki offers plenty of fun looks and sightseeing to be had. But make no mistake, this is still a gacha game with limited-time cosmetics and the rare chance to get them. And another gacha hallmark that goes...
Delta Force, As Told By Steam Reviews
18.12.2024
It seems like every year or two, we have a new “Battlefield-killer” storming the market in the hopes of gaining a following within the large-scale first-person shooter market. Following the absolute disaster of Battlefield 2042, there’s a pretty large hole to fill. But is Delta Force—the...
Square Enix's Failed Shooter Is Going Free-To-Play Later This Year
27.8.2024
Remember Foamstars? No...oh. Well, okay, uh, shit, I was really counting on you at least partially remembering it. Foamstars, released in February, is Square Enix’s PvP PlayStation game featuring colorful characters shooting foam at each other. It wasn’t very good. And now, less than a year after...
82 Percent Of Adult Gamers Have Spent Money In A F2P Game, New Study Shows
18.7.2024
A newly published report claims that the majority of adults in the United States play video games of some kind. It also found that most of them have spent real money on in-app purchases in a free-to-play game.Read more
The First Descendant: Is Caliber Worth Spending Real Money On?
16.7.2024
Free-to-play loot shooter The First Descendant takes a page out of every freemium game with multiple forms of currency—the majority of which you earn in-game and upgrade various stats, items, and characters with. But there’s one that requires real money, and that’s Caliber.Read more
The First Descendant Hits 10+ Million Players Despite Controversy
12.7.2024
Released last week, The First Descendant is a new sci-fi third-person looter shooter from Nexon that feels like a mix between Warframe, Destiny, and The Division. Yet despite mixed reviews and controversy involving icons and in-game purchases, The First Descendant has reached over 10 million...
The First Descendant, As Told By Steam Reviews
9.7.2024
Korean mega publisher Nexon recently released its own take on the free-to-play looter shooter with The First Descendant. Since the birth of the genre over a decade ago, many titles have come and gone, but two of them have stood near the top pretty consistently: Digital Extremes’ Warframe...
Ylands v červnu zamíří na Nintendo Switch. „Český Minecraft“ tam na rozdíl od PC a mobilů bude za peníze
29.5.2024
Amazon Makes Fallout 3 & New Vegas Free To Play In The Worst Way Possible
11.4.2024
Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, two very good and incredibly popular open-world RPGs, are now free to play if you are an Amazon Prime member. But there’s some bad news: You can only play these Bethesda RPGs for free via Amazon’s cloud streaming service, Luna. Sorry. Read more
CoD: Modern Warfare III's Multiplayer Is Free To Play On Xbox RN
5.4.2024
It’s the freakin’ weekend, which means it’s time to get stuck in some games. Maybe you’re playing Dragon’s Dogma 2, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, or Rise of the Ronin. Or, if you’re a Game Pass subscriber, you could be playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III’s Multiplayer and Zombies mode as part...
After Suicide Squad ‘Disappoints,’ WB Doubles Down On Live-Service Games
5.3.2024
The best-selling game of 2023 was Hogwarts Legacy. Yet, despite that single-player title selling 22 million copies, publisher Warner Bros. Discovery will be pivoting away from single-player AAA console games and toward free-to-play, live service, and mobile releases. This comes from a Morgan...
New Study Shows Kids Are Bullied For Not Spending Money In Free-To-Play Games
27.2.2024
New data from Norway examines how video games influence children, their social behaviors, and their spending habits. It turns out, younger players are being bullied over their lack of cosmetic skins, are using in-game items to become more popular, and are struggling to avoid all the ads...