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Battlefield Play4Free new game mode, Rush

Get ready for a game trailer that feels like slamming 3 energy drinks, sticking your finger into an electrical socket, and then jumping into a freezing lake all at once. That's how much energy this new Battlefield Play4Free ...   more

Battlefield Play4Free new game mode, Rush photo

Digital Extremes rolls out the closed beta for Warframe

In addition to launching the full site for its third-person action game Warframe, Digital Extremes has started giving people access to the closed beta. Up first will be those of you who referred three or more friends, followe...   more

Digital Extremes rolls out the closed beta for Warframe photo

BioWare lays out specific SWTOR free-to-play restrictions

BioWare and Electronic Arts held off admirably, but implementing a free-to-play model in Star Wars: The Old Republic seemed inevitable to keep the player base from falling off. If you're looking to swoop in without paying a s...   more

BioWare lays out specific SWTOR free-to-play restrictions photo

Spicy Horse's Big Head Bash now playable in your browser

Sidescroller arena shooter Big Head Bash has had a playable beta floating around out there for a while now, but Spicy Horse officially launched the browser-based game this week. It's free across platforms like Facebook, Kongr...   more

Spicy Horse's Big Head Bash now playable in your browser photo

Calling all Horse Lords! Riders of Rohan content released

If you've been looking for a reason to venture back into the lands of Middle Earth, or are just looking to pass the time before the next Peter Jackson film, Turbine has got you covered. Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainm...   more

Calling all Horse Lords! Riders of Rohan content released photo

Hawken's closed beta begins October 26

Hawken just completed a round of alpha testing recently, which means we're nearing the home stretch to the open beta set for December 12, 2012. Before we get to that point though, the Hawken team will be doing some closed bet...   more

Hawken's closed beta begins October 26 photo

Fun with exoskeletons: Digital Extremes talks Warframe

When developer diaries are bad, they can be horrendously awful. This one, for Digital Extremes' Warframe, is actually quite nice. Rather than have canned, PR-fueled talking points, they got some people working on the game to...   more

Fun with exoskeletons: Digital Extremes talks Warframe photo

Happy Wars dev thinks AAA games will go free-to-play

Ahead of the October 12 Xbox Live Arcade launch for Toylogic's free-to-play Happy Wars, the developer has shared its vision of how big-budget games will adapt to the growing business model in the coming years. Speaking to Gam...   more

Happy Wars dev thinks AAA games will go free-to-play photo

MechWarrior Online open beta incoming

After working with players on the closed beta of MechWarrior Online, Piranha Games is nearly ready to transition into the open beta. That will be happening on Tuesday, October 16, and those on the fence about the Founder's Pr...   more

MechWarrior Online open beta incoming photo

Gangnam Style dance added in new Free Realms update

In a related story, the due date to get on the early train to hating Gangnam Style before it hits cultural critical mass has probably passed now.   more

Gangnam Style dance added in new Free Realms update photo

Ubisoft wants free-to-play model in more $60 games

Free-to-play was a good idea, and some surprisingly great games were coming out of the market. Then the big publishers took notice and decided to go overboard. Not only is Ubisoft planning a slew of F2P games to flood the mar...   more

Ubisoft wants free-to-play model in more $60 games photo

TGS: Phantasy Star Online 2 on the Vita is a great fit

I've put somewhere around 70 hours into the PC version of Phantasy Star Online 2. Despite being free to play, it's a fun and complex multiplayer title that's been getting a steady stream of updates since release. Having playe...   more

TGS: Phantasy Star Online 2 on the Vita is a great fit photo

TGS: Picotto Knights is a free-to-play Castle Crashers

Castle Crashers became an international hit in a way no one expected an American indie game could achieve, so it's only natural for a Japanese game seemingly influenced by it to appear on the marketplace. Picotto Knights is ...   more

TGS: Picotto Knights is a free-to-play Castle Crashers photo

TGS: Yep, the Rockman Xover trailer is really something

I don't have to repeat myself, do I? You already know how I feel about Rockman Xover, so let's skip that dance and move on to analyzing the trailer above. Hmmm... a minute-long trailer with all of four seconds of in-game foo...   more

TGS: Yep, the Rockman Xover trailer is really something photo

Warface lowers the barrier, raises bar for free-to-play

Development budgets are swelling, while consumer tolerance for higher prices is shrinking. It seems that we are headed towards an impasse. While the free-to-play model has already solidified itself as a viable alternative, th...   more

Warface lowers the barrier, raises bar for free-to-play photo

Funcom has tools to make The Secret World free to play

Following the recent layoffs at Funcom, GamesIndustry caught up with CEO Ole Schreiner to talk about the subscription-based model The Secret World uses. He says that the game is profitable now that re-structuring has happened...   more

Funcom has tools to make The Secret World free to play photo



Tribes: Ascend

We are at the doorstep of a new generation of games. The free-to-play market is doing its best to shake the stigma frequently associated with its business model. These new free-to-play titles have no barrier to entry, and the...   more

 Tribes: Ascend photo

Blacklight: Retribution

When I first heard that Blacklight: Tango Down was getting a sequel, I was stunned. While the original game looked pretty, this particular reviewer found it incredibly tiresome and miserable to play. I was reluctant to tackle...   more

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Microsoft Flight

Though I do desperately hope to one day see a full-on resurgence of aerial combat games, I've never been a die-hard fan of flight sims. I wholeheartedly respect the people who make them and the ensuing audience that appreciat...   more

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TGS: Phantasy Star Online 2 on the Vita is a great fit

I've put somewhere around 70 hours into the PC version of Phantasy Star Online 2. Despite being free to play, it's a fun and complex multiplayer title that's been getting a steady stream of updates since release. Having playe...   more

TGS: Phantasy Star Online 2 on the Vita is a great fit photo

TGS: Picotto Knights is a free-to-play Castle Crashers

Castle Crashers became an international hit in a way no one expected an American indie game could achieve, so it's only natural for a Japanese game seemingly influenced by it to appear on the marketplace. Picotto Knights is ...   more

TGS: Picotto Knights is a free-to-play Castle Crashers photo

P: PlanetSide 2 brings depth to match the scale

When Hamza saw PlanetSide 2 at gamescom, he wet his pants a little from the excitement of it all. Truly, the scope is impressive: the size of the maps are mind boggling and 2,000 players fighting at once is a sight to behold. As great as scale can be for a game like this, what caught my eye most was the exhaustive depth Sony Online is bringing with the moment-to-moment gameplay.   more

P: PlanetSide 2 brings depth to match the scale photo

World of Warplanes is coming along nicely

Wargaming.net's World of Warplanes is currently in closed beta at the moment, with around 700,000 registered users shredding it up in the air combat game. Like World of Tanks, the developers are focusing on keeping the same ...   more

World of Warplanes is coming along nicely photo

Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback

Red 5 Studios' free-to-play shooter Firefall is essentially two games in one. There's the MMO aspect of the game, where hundreds of players can work together in an open-world environment and take part in the overall meta g...   more

Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo


Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo
Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo
Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo
Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo
Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo
Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo



gamescom: PlanetSide 2 blew my mind

This might sound weird, but the biggest thing that impressed me about PlanetSide 2 was the map. Don't get me wrong, the gameplay and all that's on offer is pretty great. But the scale of everything is just insane when I was ...   more

gamescom: PlanetSide 2 blew my mind photo

gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better

Dust 514 made its gameplay debut at the EVE Online Fanfest event earlier this year where I got some extensive hands-on time with the game. Back then, I thought the overall concept was great, but the visuals and controls neede...   more

gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo


gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo
gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo
gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo
gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo
gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo
gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo



P: Phantasy Star Online 2

Sega announced this week that Phantasy Star Online 2 is headed to the United States and Europe come 2013. This is great news for fans of the series, especially for those who thought that the spinoff sequels deviated too much ...   more

P: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo


P: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo
P: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo
P: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo
P: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo
P: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo
P: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo



P: Playing superhero in Marvel Heroes

Is the whole “Marvel versus DC” thing still a thing people bark at each other over? Well, the DC universe has its own cleverly titled MMO, DC Universe Online, leaving Marvel to play catch up with its equally cleve...   more

P: Playing superhero in Marvel Heroes photo

RTX: Hands-on with millions of guns in Loadout

[This weekend Destructoid is reporting live from RTX in Austin, Texas, the community based gaming expo for Rooster Teeth fans and everyone else.] At a glance onlookers might characterize Loadout as yet another emulo...   more

RTX: Hands-on with millions of guns in Loadout photo

Checking out the massive universe in Line of Defense

Last week during E3, I met up with 3000AD's president and lead developer, Derek Smart, where he showed me a significant amount of his team's upcoming free-to-play shooter Line of Defense. In all honesty, I was not familiar wi...   more

Checking out the massive universe in Line of Defense photo

Wargaming's future is bright and ambitious

Wargaming -- the folks behind World of Tanks, the upcoming World of Warplanes, and the even more upcoming World of Battleships -- is growing at an insane rate. They've been a big company over in Eurasia for a while, but now ...   more

Wargaming's future is bright and ambitious photo

E3: Gorgeous free-to-play shooting all over your Warface

To say that a lot of free-to-play games were at the show this year would be an understatement. Though they weren't all of the same genre, I saw a holy God crap-ton of F2P titles everywhere. This model is spreading like a wild...   more

E3: Gorgeous free-to-play shooting all over your Warface photo

E3: End of Nations combines the old in new ways

You had me at RTS, but lost me at MMORTS. What’s that? You’re made by ex-Westwood Studios members and heavily inspired by Relic Studios’ output? Okay, you have my attentions again, End of Nations. End of ...   more

E3: End of Nations combines the old in new ways photo


E3: End of Nations combines the old in new ways photo
E3: End of Nations combines the old in new ways photo
E3: End of Nations combines the old in new ways photo
E3: End of Nations combines the old in new ways photo
E3: End of Nations combines the old in new ways photo
E3: End of Nations combines the old in new ways photo



E3: Get your monster huntin' on with MMORPG Raiderz

In a perfect world, all MMOs would be free to play on a monthly basis. But since they're not, there's Perfect World, the studio behind upcoming monster hunting MMORPG Raiderz. I had the pleasure of sitting down with this ambitious little title during E3 and took it all in for your edification.   more

E3: Get your monster huntin' on with MMORPG Raiderz photo

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TGS: Yep, the Rockman Xover trailer is really something

I don't have to repeat myself, do I? You already know how I feel about Rockman Xover, so let's skip that dance and move on to analyzing the trailer above. Hmmm... a minute-long trailer with all of four seconds of in-game foo...   more

TGS: Yep, the Rockman Xover trailer is really something photo

World of Warplanes is coming along nicely

Wargaming.net's World of Warplanes is currently in closed beta at the moment, with around 700,000 registered users shredding it up in the air combat game. Like World of Tanks, the developers are focusing on keeping the same ...   more

World of Warplanes is coming along nicely photo

The next World of Tanks update will add physics

Update 8.0 for the free-to-play World of Tanks will be adding realistic physics to the experience. This means tanks will catch air when jumping over hills, and tanks can even push each other around now. In fact, you can push...   more

The next World of Tanks update will add physics photo


The next World of Tanks update will add physics photo
The next World of Tanks update will add physics photo
The next World of Tanks update will add physics photo
The next World of Tanks update will add physics photo
The next World of Tanks update will add physics photo
The next World of Tanks update will add physics photo



Bullet Run is out, go shoot people in the face for free!

Sony Online Entertainment's Bullet Run is out on PC this week. The free-to-play shooter takes place in a reality TV game show, with cameras set up all around levels and commentators calling the play-by-play throughout matche...   more

Bullet Run is out, go shoot people in the face for free! photo

PlanetSide 2: Death is no excuse

PlanetSide 2 is looking pretty damn nifty, and I can't wait to have something to mix up my free-to-play diet of Tribes and numerous RPGs. To show off the game at ChinaJoy 2012 SOE got Blur to make a CGI trailer, because noth...   more

PlanetSide 2: Death is no excuse photo

Jenner mech revealed for MechWarrior Online

There's never enough mechs. It appears Piranha Games would agree, as they showed off the recently announced Jenner mech that'll appear in MechWarrior Online. Before we go any further, I'd like to just quote the trailer real ...   more

Jenner mech revealed for MechWarrior Online photo

Bullet Run dev drops intel on the maps Shanty and Oilrig

Feel like some good old fashioned "killing people for the amusement of a fictitious audience" kind of entertainment but you just can't reach your copy of The Club? Well, ACONY Games might have your fix, good sir or...   more

Bullet Run dev drops intel on the maps Shanty and Oilrig photo

New Star Trek Online update live, brings player starbases

Remember when Cryptic and Perfect World told you about their upcoming "Season 6" update to Star Trek Online? No? Well, it's up now, they've got a trailer to tell you all about it. In case you can't load it, the update's pret...   more

New Star Trek Online update live, brings player starbases photo


New Star Trek Online update live, brings player starbases photo
New Star Trek Online update live, brings player starbases photo
New Star Trek Online update live, brings player starbases photo
New Star Trek Online update live, brings player starbases photo
New Star Trek Online update live, brings player starbases photo
New Star Trek Online update live, brings player starbases photo



Closed beta event for End of Nations set for July 20

The first closed beta event for End of Nations will take place starting on Friday, July 20th at 12:01am Eastern and last through Sunday, July 22nd at 11:59pm Eastern. That ought to give you plenty of time to sign yourself up...   more

Closed beta event for End of Nations set for July 20 photo

MechWarrior Online exists, I've come to terms with that

With Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor now in the rear-view mirror and Hawken shining brightly on the horizon mechs seem to be experiencing something of a resurgence as of late. And now that your turret arms' ...   more

MechWarrior Online exists, I've come to terms with that photo

End of Nations gets a color commentary treatment

A new trailer for Petrogylph Games' End of Nations has been released this morning, which features gameplay footage from a battle over an Austrailian uranium mine, accompanied by a pair of commentators performing in the ...   more

End of Nations gets a color commentary treatment photo

Gameglobe shows a very bright future for browser games

I recently had a chance to see a ton of the games that will be shown off at E3 next week. There's a lot of great looking stuff, and easily one of the standout titles I saw was Gameglobe. I initially ignored it because the re...   more

Gameglobe shows a very bright future for browser games photo


Gameglobe shows a very bright future for browser games photo
Gameglobe shows a very bright future for browser games photo
Gameglobe shows a very bright future for browser games photo
Gameglobe shows a very bright future for browser games photo
Gameglobe shows a very bright future for browser games photo
Gameglobe shows a very bright future for browser games photo



So the Marvel Heroes MMO actually looks good

Did you all forget Marvel was working on a free-to-play MMO? Yeah, it's been over a year since we last talked about the game but Gazillion Entertainment has finally come out of hiding to show off the first ever gameplay foot...   more

So the Marvel Heroes MMO actually looks good photo

Here's 10,000 codes for the Spinfusor in Tribes: Ascend

Tribes: Ascend is the fast paced free-to-play first-person shooter from Hi-Rez Studio that just launched this past month. A bunch of us at Destructoid have been playing like crazy, including Patrick Hancock. If you haven't t...   more

Here's 10,000 codes for the Spinfusor in Tribes: Ascend photo

Champions Online: Heroes don't sleep

I've never really stuck it out in Champions Online, I tend to get a bit bored of it rather quickly. It's certainly not due to lack of content, however. The game's brimming with it. The latest update, Champions: On Alert, pro...   more

Champions Online: Heroes don't sleep photo

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