The freemium model offers a free-to-play game experience that monetizes through the player’s purchase of more-or-less optional in-game content. This distribution method can offer a lot to players.
Like everyone else who remembers driving to the mall to buy a new PC game in a box, I love checking out a game before deciding to buy it. And I'm happy paying for an awesome extra upgrade in a free game. Spending 99 cents in a freemium game for a more powerful sword for my brave adventurer or a faster cupcake oven for my cute little baker often serves as the same kind of pick-me-up as an afternoon latte.
But there’s a depressing side to freemium as well...
Evan Writes:
“I have been playing iPhone and Android games since 2011, writing about thousands of games in the process, so naturally, it can be a bit difficult for a game to make an impression on me at this point. Nevertheless, some games stick with me, even years after playing them. Here's some of my favorite underrated games (all free or freemium) for the iOS and Android platforms.”
EB: It may not be the most exciting week for new video games, but it sure is a notable one. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age brings a remastered iteration of the original to the PlayStation 4 with updates and features previously unavailable to North America.
Each week Sony brings PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Portable owners new content, add-ons, games and more.
