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Relentless Contemplates Freemium After Blue Toad “Experiment”

70,000 of episodic title’s 250,000 total sales came when one episode was free for a fortnight.

Andrew Eades, co-founder of Relentless Software, says the developer will now give serious thought to the free-to-play model after the success of its episodic title Blue Toad Murder Files.

In a tweet this afternoon Eades revealed that after Relentless made the third episode of its detective mystery available for free on PSN, it was downloaded more than 70,000 times in a two-week period, prompting him to ask: “Can freemium work on PSN?”

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Relentless shutting down

Developer of Buzz! series, Murder Files closing as all employees being let go today.

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Jide2863d ago

Pretty sad. Hope they aren't left without jobs in the future.

CRASHBASHUK2863d ago

they should of kept making buzz it is a great party game i hope London studios take on buzz

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Relentless: "We have gone through profound change"

Andrew Eades takes sole ownership of a leaner company looking to rebuild Relentless Software.

It's been a tumultuous decade. Two console generations have passed, metamorphosing from simple, stand-alone games machines into connected, multimedia and social hubs en route.

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Air Band hitting Kinect Fun Labs Next Week

Air Band, the next gadget to hit Kinect Fun Labs, will be available from August 22nd.

Air Band is the new title from Relentless Software, allowing users to play a variety of virtual instruments and genres by introducing new Augmented Reality technology to Kinect, placing you on stage as the star of your living room with a guitar, drums or keyboard.

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