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One of the Biggest Hits of 2020, Fall Guys, is Going F2P

Agnes Adamus, 16 May 2022, 21:51

Fall Guys is changing its distribution model. Starting June 21, the game will be available for free. At the same time, it was announced that on that day it will hit Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Epic Games Store, and at the same time disappear from Steam.

Knockout City Devs Separate From EA

Miriam Moszczynska, 25 February 2022, 13:02

Velan Studios has announced that Knockout City will switch to a free-to-play model in the spring. This is related to the end of the studio's cooperation with the publisher, Electronic Arts.

PUBG Now Available for Free on Steam

Adrian Werner, 11 January 2022, 11:15

PUBG: Battlegrounds has switched to free-to-play model. Maintenance is currently taking place on the servers, and free play will begin tomorrow.

Standalone Red Dead Online Launches Among Controversy

Tom Borys, 01 December 2020, 15:43

From now on, we will be able to buy the online mode of Red Dead Redemption 2 as a separate game. However, Rockstar has made some changes to RDO, to which the players react with outrage.

Standalone Version of Red Dead Online Coming in December

Michael Kulakowski, 24 November 2020, 20:43

At the beginning of next month a standalone version of Red Dead Redemption 2;s multiplayer mode will debut on consoles and PCs, enabling us to have fun on the Internet without having a full version of the game. Until mid-February next year Red Dead Online will be sold at a special price.

Rocket League Launches as Free-to-Play

Adrian Werner, 24 September 2020, 10:33

Rocket League has switched to free-to-play and left Steam. The creators have prepared a $10 voucher for those who will add the game to their library in Epic Games Store.

Rocket League Goes F2P but Disappears From Steam

Bart Swiatek, 22 July 2020, 13:02

The popular online game Rocket League will switch to free-to-play model this summer and will cease to be available on Steam. The game will also receive a progression system that will be transferrable between different devices and PC clients.

GTA 5 Coming to XSX; GTA Online Goes Standalone

Jacob Blazewicz, 12 June 2020, 18:00

Rockstar Games has announced the release of Grand Theft Auto V on „next-gen consoles”, thus confirming the game's release on Xbox Series X. At the same time, plans to turn GTA Online into a separate game were revealed.

Destiny 2 - Shadowkeep Launch and Switch to Free-to-play

Adrian Werner, 01 October 2019, 11:31

Tonight Destiny 2: New Light, a free-to-play version of Bungie's game, will debut. At the same time, the title will receive the paid Shadowkeep expansion.

Destiny 2: New Light - Details of Free-to-play Version

Barth Faryna, 27 September 2019, 14:54

Destiny 2 is about to undergo huge changes. The game becomes a free-to-play title, so that all players will have be given a large part of the content released in the first year of development. However, this is not the end of the changes.

Fortnite Save the World is done with random lootboxs

Adrian Werner, 27 January 2019, 14:26

Random lootbox contents will soon become history in Fortnite Save the World mode. Soon, the players will be able to take a look inside the box.

Fallout 76 goes free-to-play? [Update – Bethesda denies]

Michael Kulakowski, 22 January 2019, 23:49

Fallout 76 is no longer being sold in some chain stores. Could this be the preparation for switching the game to free-to-play?

Dirty Bomb gets rid of microtransactions

Frozen, 09 January 2019, 17:37

Splash Damage Studio has announced that starting from next week - Dirty Bomb will become completely free from microtransations and the whole business model of this product is going to change.

CS:GO takes flak on Steam after the switch to F2P

Bart Swiatek, 10 December 2018, 13:55

A large part of the community is not happy with CS:GO's transition to the free-to-play model. In just one day, the title "gained" 14,000 negative comments on Steam.

CS:GO goes completely free-to-play and gets a battle royale mode

Adrian Werner, 07 December 2018, 14:09

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has now fully migrated to a free-to-play model, allowing people to enjoy the multiplayer for free. The title also received a new battle royale mode called Danger Zone.

World of Warcraft no longer requires you to buy the base game

Mathias Zulpo, 18 July 2018, 13:23

World of Warcraft is now subscription-only, period. But while you no longer need the base game to enjoy WoW and 6 of its expansions, some say that nothing really changed.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance to get a sequel; first game will not be divided into episodes

luckie, 02 December 2016, 15:34

When Kingdom Come: Deliverance is finally out, and it won't be divided into three, separately released acts, but as a whole. This medieval sandbox will also get a sequel featuring a brand new story.

Play EVE Online for free starting today

luckie, 15 November 2016, 15:45

As of today, CCP's space MMO EVE Online can be played for free. However, only the players who decide to pay for a monthly subscription will have access to all of the game's content.

EVE Online goes freemium

Mathias Zulpo, 01 September 2016, 15:25

EVE Online, an MMO space-simulator released in 2003, is to change its current subscription model from obligatory to optional, allowing new players to extensively try out the game for free.

Evolve goes free-to-play on PC

luckie, 07 July 2016, 11:07

After a year of being a full-priced title, Evolve was decided to switch to the free-to-play model. Beta-testing of the game's new format starts today.

Cliff Bleszinski's LawBreakers online shooter drops F2P model and gets more mature

Mariusz Socha, 18 March 2016, 13:17

Cliff Bleszinski's upcoming online shooter is no longer a F2P game. Instead, LawBreakers will be released as a Premium title. Moreover, the game will be darker and more mature on the visual level.

Hitman becomes a fully episodic game and here's the Collector’s Edition

luckie, 15 January 2016, 15:34

The upcoming Hitman got a new release format. Square Enix revealed that each of the six in-game locations will be sold separately. This decision resulted in changing the content and price of the Intro Pack.

Quake Live no longer a free-to-play game, players’ statistics wiped clean

luckie, 28 October 2015, 10:41

Quake Live is no longer a free-to-play game. Since the latest update the title can be bought on Steam for $10. The update also moved Quake Live to Steamworks, resulting in deleting all players’ data.

WildStar goes free-to-play

luckie, 29 September 2015, 15:18

WildStar is now a free-to-play game with micropayments and optional subscription. Apart from cosmetic bonuses for paying players, all content of the Carbine’s MMORPG is free to everyone.