• Columns
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • September 8th, 2012
Weekend Reading: The Twilight of the Subscription MMO RPG

Weekend Reading: The Twilight of the Subscription MMO RPG

World of Warcraft is the last game in the genre to survive and prosper

Users Would Pay for Facebook, but It's Not Going to Happen Anytime Soon

Users Would Pay for Facebook, but It's Not Going to Happen Anytime Soon

Facebook would be making more money, but also hurting its business

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • July 30th, 2012
BioWare Offers Details for Character Transfer in The Old Republic

BioWare Offers Details for Character Transfer in The Old Republic

Gamers will have all their settings and preferrences respected

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • July 7th, 2012
Funcom Defends Subscription Model for The Secret World

Funcom Defends Subscription Model for The Secret World

Gamers need to pay in order to get quality content

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • July 4th, 2012
NPD Data No Longer Relevant for Electronic Arts

NPD Data No Longer Relevant for Electronic Arts

Publisher Ready to move on towards a digital strategy

Battlefield 3 Premium Has 800,000 Subscribers Already

Battlefield 3 Premium Has 800,000 Subscribers Already

The service might be extended to other EA video games

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • June 21st, 2012
Subscriptions MMOs Cannot Deliver Fun, Focus on Money

Subscriptions MMOs Cannot Deliver Fun, Focus on Money

Guild Wars 2 has the freedom to create fun quests for players

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • May 22nd, 2012
Guild Wars 2 Is a Reaction to Lack of MMO Innovation

Guild Wars 2 Is a Reaction to Lack of MMO Innovation

The game will try to introduce new ideas to the genre

  • Columns
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • May 12th, 2012
Weekend Reading: Elder Scrolls Online, Subscriptions and the Lure of the Free

Weekend Reading: Elder Scrolls Online, Subscriptions and the Lure of the Free

The subscription model might no longer be around in 2013

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • May 11th, 2012
Analyst: The Elder Scrolls Online Will Start with Subscriptions, End Up Free-to-Play

Analyst: The Elder Scrolls Online Will Start with Subscriptions, End Up Free-to-Play

The development team might also use a hybrid model

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • May 8th, 2012
99 Dollars Xbox 360 Now Available in Microsoft Stores

99 Dollars Xbox 360 Now Available in Microsoft Stores

The company will judge how customers react to the offer

Rumor Mill: Sony Will Create Tiered Subscriptions for PlayStation Plus

Rumor Mill: Sony Will Create Tiered Subscriptions for PlayStation Plus

Aims to deliver more customized content for their customer base

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • April 13th, 2012
Star Wars: The Old Republic Offers Friday Bonuses for High Level and Returning Players

Star Wars: The Old Republic Offers Friday Bonuses for High Level and Returning Players

Company plans to celebrate the new 1.2 core game update

Rift Free Trial Linked to Character Level Rather than Time Spent Playing

Rift Free Trial Linked to Character Level Rather than Time Spent Playing

Company says that subscription MMOs have a solid future

World of Warcraft Might Get More Free-to-Play Content

World of Warcraft Might Get More Free-to-Play Content

Developers plan to address the player exodus of the last months

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dobra
  • March 16th, 2012
EA Is Considering Subscription Models for Its Games

EA Is Considering Subscription Models for Its Games

The company is definitely interested in the success of Call of Duty Elite

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • March 5th, 2012
Analyst: The Old Republic Can Be Long-Term Subscription Success

Analyst: The Old Republic Can Be Long-Term Subscription Success

Gamers need to get more content in order to remain engaged

 
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