Blitzkrieg 3 ditches premium accounts for "pay once" pricing
One of the more exciting innovations in videogames is a radical new "pay once and play" model, recently popularized by Apple, in which consumers hand over a single sum of money up front and then enjoy full access to a game in perpetuity. It will probably never catch on. But the latest developer hoping the model does take off is Nival, which announced today that it has removed the "premium account" system previously announced for Blitzkrieg 3.
"The pendulum is swinging once again when it comes to how consumers want to pay for their games. The market is shifting back towards a cleaner, simpler and more transparent model of one-time payments," Nival CEO Sergey Orlovsky said in a statement. "This trend inspired us to return to the classic distribution model of the series, thus honoring the series’ traditions."
Along with dropping premium accounts, Nival said there will be no microtransactions or in-game currency of any sort. Additional campaigns will be offered as conventional DLC, however.
One of the more exciting innovations in videogames is a radical new "pay once and play" model, recently popularized by Apple, in which consumers hand over a single sum of money up front and then enjoy full access to a game in perpetuity. It will probably never catch on. But the latest developer hoping the model does take off is Nival, which announced today that it has removed the "premium account" system previously announced for Blitzkrieg 3.
"The pendulum is swinging once again when it comes to how consumers want to pay for their games. The market is shifting back towards a cleaner, simpler and more transparent model of one-time payments," Nival CEO Sergey Orlovsky said in a statement. "This trend inspired us to return to the classic distribution model of the series, thus honoring the series’ traditions."
Along with dropping premium accounts, Nival said there will be no microtransactions or in-game currency of any sort. Additional campaigns will be offered as conventional DLC, however.
