John Smedley's talk on "Subscriptions vs Micro-transactions" at the
Leipzig Games Convention this past week brought an interesting tidbit
of news: SOE is considering making its upcoming spy MMOG, The Agency,
free to play. With some hooks, of course. While the game wouldn't be
subscription-based, players would only gain access to certain areas by
paying for them. The folks over at PS3 Fanboy offered up the story:
