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The Future of PC Gaming: It's a Free-For-All

How nice would it be to game in a world where the title you're playing didn't cost you one red cent? News10's The Game Guys think it'd be pretty nice. If PC game companies like GamersFirst and Perfect World have their way, that's exactly what gamers can expect.

"Basically that means is rather than going into [a store] and paying $59 for a boxed game and paying a monthly subscription fee per month," says Tracy Spait, Director of Online Publishing for GamersFirst, "what we're doing is giving our games away for free."

As was evidenced at 2009's E3 in Los Angeles, free-to-play massive-multiplayer online (MMO) gaming has taken huge steps forward since its inception and has been growing in popularity and quality. Since the popularity of games like MapleStory and Second Life, what used to be a blind eye turned towards the genre has now gotten a second look in the US...

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Jade Dynasty Mobile – First data-wipe test phase begins in China

Jade Dynasty is one of Chinese developer Perfect World’s most successful online games, and ii is a surprise an actual mobile version took so long to be introduced (the first Jade Dynasty mobile game is a cartoony one known as Fantasy Jade Dynasty). Last week, the first data-wipe test phase started in China to a limited number of gamers. The 4 playable classes are Jadeon, Vim, Lupin, and Skysong.

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mmoculture.com
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Jade Dynasty's Regenesis expansion goes live

Perfect World Entertainment has launched their fifth expansion, Regenesis, for the popular free-to-play MMO, Jade Dynasty. The content pack adds two classes, a new starter zone, custom alliance bases, and more.

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rpgslayer.com
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Jade Dynasty Autumn Update Available

Perfect World Entertainment, developers of Battle of Immortals, have just announced the immediate release of an exciting new content update for their free online RPG game, Jade Dynasty.