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People you followTaggedGeneral - Opinion/EditorialCommunity ReviewsOff-topicCommunity PodcastersBloggers Wanted ResponseLetters to Dtoids EditorsGet InvolvedGeneral BadassnessJoin a Live Stream EventListen to CommunitoidJoin a Playdate EventCompete in a ContestE3: GamersGate announces ad-supported FreeGames service
GamersGate is launching FreeGames, an ad-supported platform for both PC and Mac. It's set to launch in 84 days, according to a countdown timer on their website. How will it work? Every user will be able to have "up to five games available for free on their account at any time with the capability to add additional games." What does that even mean? How do you have only up to five games and then add more than... actually screw it. It's probably something about paying extra, and you're not reading this because you want to pay extra. You'll see an ad when you launch the free game. The revenue of those ads goes to publishers, who can use the service to target a very specific audience. In return, you play a game for free. No word on what games will be free, or if it will be the entire library. A beta for FreeGames will open in mid June, so more details will likely follow soon. Free games! Any takers, or will you wait and see what's on offer before jumping on board? Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)Yeah, I'm gonna wait and see what the offerings are before I get too excited. If its just in relatively cheap games, I'd rather buy the damn game than have it beg me to buy something else every time I play it. That's one reason I stopped fucking with certain free games on my iPod. Gamersgate is great and I use that service as it doesn't require installing a client. I will try this feature, but only if there is nothing required to install on my end other than the game. 8:00 PM on 05.15.2013 Capcom explains digital-only Ace Attorney: Dual DestiniesWhen Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies leaves Japan this fall, it'll be available exclusively through the 3DS eShop. This reality of the publishing business has been met with backlash from some percentage of fans ...
1:15 PM on 05.10.2013 Origin client update targets 64-bit and achievementsElectronic Arts has introduced a new update for its Origin platform that uses some humorous language but actually sounds rather useful. PC and Mac users that have opted in for for beta updates can upgrade to version 9.2.1 ahe...
4:15 PM on 04.25.2013 New on Steam: Subscription plans for MMOs and the likeIn a new feature rollout, Valve has added the ability for developers to incorporate subscription plans within the digital-distribution client. In other words, users can sign up, manage, cancel, or renew their game subscriptio...
4:00 AM on 04.22.2013 Nintendo truly wants to be indies' best friendFor all of Nintendo's shortcomings in dealing with major publishers, the Kyoto giant has been making great strides in courting independent developers. Just this past Saturday at the Full Indie Summit in Vancouver, Nintendo of...
8:30 PM on 04.17.2013 3DS physical software sales surpass 20M units in the USNintendo held a press conference today in San Francisco shortly after its Nintendo Direct this morning where the company discussed some sales figures in regards to the 3DS. Software sales for the 3DS handheld have surpassed 2...
8:00 PM on 04.17.2013 SoulCalibur V hitting Games on Demand, PlayStation StoreSoulCalibur V will be available on Xbox Live's Games on Demand and the PlayStation Store on April 23 for $19.99, Namco Bandai Games today announced. The game features a roster of over two dozen fighters, including Ezio Audito...
2:30 PM on 04.17.2013 Greenlit: Shovel Knight, Dreamfall, and Planet ExplorersAfter hearing what games you thought deserved to be greenlit on Steam earlier this week, Valve's announcement for the newest batch of approved titles today should result in a fair few smiles. Some of these have been pushed fo...
10:30 PM on 04.16.2013 God game Reus hits Steam, GOG.com, and more in MayAfter following Abbey Games' promising Reus for a while now, it's great to hear that the 2D god game has secured a not-too-distant release date and a fair few launch platforms. Come May 16, 2013, it will be accessible from p...
9:30 PM on 04.15.2013 Time to vote! Next Steam Greenlight batch incomingValve is announcing the next set of approved Steam Greenlight games and software on April 17. I'm not entirely sure if that leaves us enough time for current votes to make the cut, but thinking that we're still okay doesn't s...
1:15 PM on 04.09.2013 uPlay workaround resulted in Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon leakAlthough the leaked footage of Ubisoft's absurd(ly great-looking) standalone game Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon has been removed, it's too late; we've seen everything. One has to wonder, however, where the leak originated...
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