Microsoft announces first free-to-play Xbox 360 game
The company announced on its PlayXBLA.com web site that it will release Happy Wars later this year. The downloadable Xbox Live Arcade game is a multiplayer action title from developer Toylogic that features " ... exciting castle siege and magic spell battle action for madcap free-for-all battles in fantasy world settings."
The game will be free to download and play for Xbox 360 gamers who are subscribers to the Xbox Live Gold service. However, Microsoft adds that Happy Wars will let players " ... buy lavishly rendered items at the Item Shop etc. for your character to flaunt your originality on the field of valor."
While this will be the first Xbox 360 game with this kind of microtransaction model, Sony has already released a few free-to-play games for the Playstation 3, including the first-person shooter No Man's Land earlier this year. Sony and developer CCP Games will also launch the highly anticipated sci-fi shooter Dust 514 as a free-to-play game later this year.
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Source: http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-announces-first-free-to-play-xbox-360-game
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DJMarkyMarkPosted:
I hope the game is decent.
I bet it won't be considering it's something free by microsoft.
I bet it won't be considering it's something free by microsoft.
SwiftPosted:
Well they are going to start small with the free games then, hopefully go big with a free game.
EmeliSandrePosted:
Wow, ps3 owners get Borderlands 1 for free whilst we xbox owners get this baby looking arcade game. But any ways' can't complain it is free after all.
ObtainPosted:
tyfgyl this is basically dungeon defenders which was an epic game so i have high expectations and if it doesnt deliver then this is going to go nowhere
Nothing like dungeon defenders, bro -_- Just because its cartoon doesnt mean its like Dungeon Defenders lol
tyfgylPosted:
this is basically dungeon defenders which was an epic game so i have high expectations and if it doesnt deliver then this is going to go nowhere
DonkeyiserPosted:
It sounded good from the article at the top but then I watched the video and its SO gay! I really don't think it will catch on as much as they might hope.. It's free though so I guess I can't complain :)
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