Marvel Rivals has just crossed another major milestone, this time blowing past 20 million players less than two weeks following its launch. A winter update is coming later this week too.
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Marvel Rivals won't be following in the footsteps of Overwatch just yet. Role queue is not being considered for the title, as hero freedom is a major focus of NetEase.
Within 72 hours of launch, hero shooter Marvel Rivals has managed to gain over 10 million players across PC and consoles. More heroes and villains are incoming early next year too.
XDefiant, the live-service free-to-play FPS from Ubisoft, is shutting down its servers soon. Some purchases are being refunded as well.
Palworld maker Pocketpair has confirmed that the hit sandbox monster capturing title will not go in the live service route despite recent musings by the CEO.
1047 Games has officially unveiled Splitgate 2, the sequel to the free-to-play arena shooter with portals that blew up in popularity in 2021. The Unreal Engine 5-powered entry will launch in 2025.
Cloud Imperium Games has kicked off a two-week-long Free Fly session for its in-development, crowd-funded space RPG Star Citizen. Dozens of ships, vehicles, and equipment are available to tryout too.
Digital Extremes plans to keep expanding its Warframe free-to-play sci-fi shooter franchise with new content, an iOS mobile version, cross-save support and an upcoming expansion that's set in 1999.
The gameplay footage shows a number of features from the upcoming free-to-play fantasy action-RPG Soulframe, which is the next major game from Warframe developers Digital Extremes.
The classic adventures of Ezio Auditore, the piracy and sailing-focused Black Flag, as well as the Viking RPG Valhalla are all going free-to-play just for this weekend across all platforms.
Developer Embark Studios, made up of former DICE Battlefield team members, is launching a closed beta for its upcoming free-to-play FPS The Finals, and you can sign up on Steam to join in.
Another free-to-play event has hit the $500 million strong crowd-funded behemoth Star Citizen. Anyone can now try out the game's over 150 starships and vehicles until the end of the month.
Right on schedule, EA and Maxis have made the popular life simulation game The Sims 4 a free-to-play experience. The next entry in the long-running series is now in development too.
EA is making Maxis' The Sims 4 a free-to-play game soon, offering the full base game experience to PC and console players. The life simulator's many DLC packs will still be paid addons.
EA and Full Circle have announced 'Skate.' will be a fully free-to-play experience, with cross-play and cross progression being featured across last-gen, current-gen, and PC platforms.
Blizzard Entertainment snuck in an Overwatch 2 announcement during the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase today, revealing a free-to-play release and an early access launch date for the competitive side.
Fall Guys is leaving behind its price tag next month to become a fully free-to-play game. The much-awaited Xbox and Nintendo Switch versions are also incoming, but the Steam version is being removed.
The hugely popular free-to-play battle royale Fortnite is making its recent no building event a game mode of its own. Titled Zero Build, it is now available in solo, duo, trio, and squad flavors.
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MultiVersus brings together DC Comics, Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry, and much more for a 2vs2 rounds focused crossover platform fighter. The free-to-play game is out next year.
Microsoft and 343 Industries has brought forward the Halo Infinite Multiplayer launch to today. It comes with a beta tag, but the free-to-play title has all the content and even a battle pass.
Ubisoft's latest battle royale experience will put players into the island of Drakemoor as Ghost Recon operatives for a 100-player battle royale experience. A closed test happens soon.
Ubisoft has announced a free-to-play venture named Tom Clancy's XDefiant that's in early development. The title will be a class-based arena shooter that mashes together various Tom Clancy franchises
Microsoft has announced that starting today, you'll no longer need an Xbox Live Gold subscription for free-to-play multiplayer Xbox games to work online, matching the rules on other consoles.
Sony has unveiled the launch date for the upcoming next-gen release of Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2. The online shooting title will be making its way to the PlayStation 5 on January 28.
The free-to-play looter shooter Warframe has been assigned a release date for the PlayStation 5 platform. Digital Extremes' upcoming next-gen release will be arriving on the PS5 on November 26.
Cloud Imperium Games is back with another Intergalactic Aerospace Expo, and this year's event is its biggest yet. The free play event offers over 100 ships to try out around the universe.
It has been announced that the current-gen free-to-play title Warframe will be getting a next-gen release. The PS5 and Xbox Series X|S version of the game will have improvements over the current game.
Gaijin Entertainment has announced a new update titled New Power for its MMO vehicle combat game War Thunder. Alongside the new update, the video game maker also revealed a PS5 launch for the game.
Bright and colourful fighting game Fantasy Strike is now free to play for all, Sirlin Games announced today. The game is available for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC platforms.
Those who haven't yet played Half-Life on PC now have the chance to experience the entire series for free. Valve has made the franchise free-to-play until Half-Life: Alyx releases in March.
During its E3 event today, Ubisoft unveiled a new free-to-play game that seems heavily inspired by Rocket League. Roller Champions is coming next year, and an early demo is available now.
Bungie may be planning to make Destiny 2 free-to-play later this year according to an accidentally leaked article. Per the leak, the game will also be coming to Steam, leaving Battle.net exclusivity.
Respawn Entertainment's Apex Legends has hit yet another major player milestone before even being out for a month. The free-to-play battle royale title now has over 50 million players worldwide.
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Apex Legends continues to rise in popularity as it has now reached the 25 million player milestone. The free-to-play battle royale game also had over two million concurrent players during the weekend.
Respawn Entertainment revealed today that just 72 hours after its new battle royale Apex Legends landed, the playerbase has grown to 10 million, with concurrent numbers reaching over a million.
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The battle royale title that Respawn Entertainment launched yesterday, Apex Legends has already managed to cross the one million player mark, showing the genre is still massively popular.
Respawn Entertainment of Titanfall-fame has also entered the battle royale ring. The studio's new title Apex Legends was unveiled and released simultaneously today as a free-to-play game.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is now completely free-to-play on Steam, letting anyone jump into the multiplayer modes. The game has also received a battle royale mode with 10-minute rounds.
id Software's arena shooter has finally shed its paid entry point to go free-to-play. The game still offers champions to purchase, with the complete access pack available to unlock everything.
Six weeks after the launch of the Founder's Pack, the developers behind the Overwatch-like shooter have now released the free-to-play version of Paladins on the Nintendo Switch through the eShop.
