F2P Games Succeeded the Online Games
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Written by Cherry
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Friday, 09 October 2009 |
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The arrival of free-to-play model has replaced the online gaming environment radically. RAN Online is leading the scene because of the free-to-play setup.F2P or Free-to-play permits players to undertake a game without paying. A player must pay the subscription fee or buy in-game items if he wants to level up or go to an advanced stage. Gil Edeza, President and Chief Operating Officer of IP e-Game Ventures Inc., said that the free-to-play model has really been a game-changer. The gaming section of local technology company IPVG is e-Games. e-Games contributed 40% of the overall profits of IPVG. According to Eduardo Pasion (VP for Marketing at e-Games) the game has 10 million registered users, 2.5 million active players and 80,000 online players. Because of the launch of its newest free-to-play MMORPG (multiplayer online role-playing game), Runes of Magic, the number of players increased, as well as the returns. Another free-to-play game is FPS (first person shooter) online game which was named OP7, a game title being offered under X-Play which is a joint project of e-Games and GMA New Media. OP7 is an online FPS game that intends male players, particularly Counterstrike players. The game was created by Mgame, a Korean game development company. In this game, guns can be modified in a wide selection of parts such as Dot Sights, Scopes, Kobs, Silencers, Gun Body, Barrels, and more to create a gun unique to each player. Runes of Magic is the IPVG subsidiary which that established connections with Tahadi Games to have the right to endorse and activate the game in the country. Runes of Magic (developed by Runewaker Entertainment for more than 3 years), is a new fantasy MMORPG that expresses a fascinating story through more than 1,600 quests in a fantasy world. [via] |