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One of the Biggest Hits of 2020, Fall Guys, is Going F2P
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.
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Agnes Adamus
May 16, 2022
Knockout City Devs Separate From EA
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.
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Miriam Moszczynska
February 25, 2022
PUBG Now Available for Free on Steam
PUBG: Battlegrounds has switched to free-to-play model. Maintenance is currently taking place on the servers, and free play will begin tomorrow.
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Adrian Werner
January 11, 2022
Standalone Red Dead Online Launches Among Controversy
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.
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Tom Borys
December 1, 2020
Standalone Version of Red Dead Online Coming in December
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.
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Michael Kulakowski
November 24, 2020
Rocket League Launches as Free-to-Play
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.
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Adrian Werner
September 24, 2020
Rocket League Goes F2P but Disappears From Steam
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.
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Bart Swiatek
July 22, 2020
GTA 5 Coming to XSX; GTA Online Goes Standalone
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.
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Jacob Blazewicz
June 12, 2020
Destiny 2 - Shadowkeep Launch and Switch to Free-to-play
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.
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Adrian Werner
October 1, 2019
Destiny 2: New Light - Details of Free-to-play Version
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.
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Barth Faryna
September 27, 2019
Fortnite Save the World is done with random lootboxs
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.
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Adrian Werner
January 27, 2019
Fallout 76 goes free-to-play? [Update – Bethesda denies]
Fallout 76 is no longer being sold in some chain stores. Could this be the preparation for switching the game to free-to-play?
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Michael Kulakowski
January 22, 2019
Dirty Bomb gets rid of microtransactions
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.
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January 9, 2019
CS:GO takes flak on Steam after the switch to F2P
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.
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Bart Swiatek
December 10, 2018
CS:GO goes completely free-to-play and gets a battle royale mode
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.
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Adrian Werner
December 7, 2018
World of Warcraft no longer requires you to buy the base game
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.
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Mathias Zulpo
July 18, 2018
Kingdom Come: Deliverance to get a sequel; first game will not be divided into episodes
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.
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December 2, 2016
Play EVE Online for free starting today
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.
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November 15, 2016
EVE Online goes freemium
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.
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Mathias Zulpo
September 1, 2016
Evolve goes free-to-play on PC
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.
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July 7, 2016