Microsoft reverses Xbox Live price hike, will add free multiplayer for some games

Posted on 23/01/2021 by Engadget

In one of the first positive Friday night news dumps I can remember, Microsoft has not only reversed course on its poorly-received plan to raise the price for Xbox Live, it’s adding a treat. Soon, for free-to-play games (like Fortnite or Apex Legends...

Today is the last day you can play the original ‘FarmVille’

Posted on 31/12/2020 by Engadget

Now’s your last chance to squeak in some web game nostalgia. As Zynga warned in September, today is the last day to play the original FarmVille. The developers are shutting down the 11-year-old game after December 31st, 2020, in sync with Adobe endin...

‘Rocket League’ Season 2 adds a new arena, car and music next week

Posted on 01/12/2020 by Engadget

Sure, Rocket League has been out for more than five years, but it’s never too late to try something new. Rocket League Season 2 goes live on December 9th, adding a new Arena, Rocket Pass, customization options and original music from Kaskade.The Rock...

‘Apex Legends’ tweaks season seven battle pass after players complain

Posted on 06/11/2020 by Engadget

Despite all of the changes added to Apex Legends to launch season seven — new map, new character, vehicles and some major adjustments to existing characters — it was barely out of the door yesterday when the game’s biggest supporters started to turn...

Team shooter ‘Rogue Company’ is now free-to-play

Posted on 01/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Rogue Company, a 4v4 team-based multiplayer shooter that arrived in a closed beta early this year, is now free-to-play in an open beta. The game was popular from the start thanks to features like cross-play and the fact that it was touted by the like...

‘Rocket League’ will go free-to-play on September 23rd

Posted on 15/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Psynonix announced a couple of months back that it’d make Rocket League free-to-play, and we at last know when it’ll make the switch. It won’t cost you a dime to play starting September 23rd.There’s one caveat if you’re looking to play it on Xbox One...

Free-to-play ‘Rocket League’ won’t need PS Plus or Switch Online plans

Posted on 02/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The release of Rocket League’s massive gameplay redesign is mere weeks away and its developer, Psyonix, is sharing more details as to what gamers can expect once it does drop around mid-September. High on that list is the fact that neither Playstatio...

Leak suggests ‘Halo Infinite’ multiplayer will be free-to-play

Posted on 31/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Halo Infinite could follow Call of Duty’s lead with a multiplayer component that is free-to-play. As The Verge reports, a webpage on the Irish version of Smyths — a popular toy and video game retailer in the UK — momentarily referenced a “groundbreak...

‘Rocket League’ will soon be free to play on all platforms

Posted on 21/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Good news for gamers who are quarantined and cash-strapped: Rocket League will soon be free to play on all platforms where it’s offered. It’s unclear exactly when we can expect this update, just that it’s coming “later this summer,” according to a st...

The first ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ update aims to even the playing field

Posted on 27/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Call of Duty: Warzone is the long-running franchise's attempt to jump on the free-to-play battle royale bandwagon, and according to critics and players, it's probably worth checking out if you're a fan of the genre -- the game has over 30 million pla...

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