{"id":33725,"date":"2013-02-11T23:55:13","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T23:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=33725"},"modified":"2013-02-12T00:08:33","modified_gmt":"2013-02-12T00:08:33","slug":"nvidias-new-f2p-pc-game-bundle-kicks-off-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/nvidias-new-f2p-pc-game-bundle-kicks-off-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia&#8217;s New F2P PC Game Bundle Kicks Off Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n                                                                         google_ad_client = \"pub-7021221536180758\"; \/* 468x60, created 11\/11\/09 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"1949837292\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nvidia has a new game bundle campaign for buyers of\u00a0the GeForce GTX 650 or above series of video cards. The <em>Gear Up Free 2 Play Bundle\u00a0<\/em>helps buyers enjoy the best paid-for extras in\u00a0three of the most popular free 2 play (F2P) games &#8211;\u00a0<em>Planetside 2, World of Tanks and Hawken .\u00a0 <\/em>These three games combined easily have near 50 million PC gamers playing them.\u00a0 Beginning\u00a0today, buyers of GeForce GTX 650 or above cards may receive up to $150 of &#8216;extras&#8217; and the equivalent in the UK&#8217;s currency.<\/p>\n<p>F2P\u00a0 has become a successful games business model which is gaining in popularity.\u00a0 It has become\u00a0big business, with over 250 Million gamers now playing over 14 Billion hours of free-to-play games a year.\u00a0 Many of the top F2P titles are as demanding\u00a0on PC\u00a0hardware as many other AAA titles and they use Nvidia&#8217;s PhysX and 3D Vision technologies.\u00a0 Notice how poorly the 8800-GT does in these modern games at 1920&#215;1050 compared with the 600 series.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Chart-22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33729\" title=\"Chart-2\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Chart-22.jpg?resize=477%2C584\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Chart-22.jpg?resize=477%2C584 477w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Chart-22-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The issue that Nvidia found is that\u00a0more than 36 million gamers don\u2019t meet the recommended specs of these three games.\u00a0\u00a0 By giving players incentive to get free upgrades that they would pay for anyway, Nvidia is encouraging them to upgrade painlessly to a much better gaming experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Chart-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33726\" title=\"Chart-1\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Chart-1.jpg?resize=520%2C300\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Chart-1.jpg?resize=520%2C300 520w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Chart-1-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nvidia&#8217;s new bundle offer is all about Free-to-play (F2P)\u00a0\u2013 Everyone who purchases a GeForce GTX card (GTX 650 or above), will receive up to $150 of in-game value to use in the following three titles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em><strong>Planetside 2<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 One of the highest scoring game on Metacritic in 2012. The game is demanding, and requires a high end graphics cards (similar to what you would need to play the likes of <em>Crysis 3<\/em> or <em>Far Cry 3<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em><strong>World of Tanks<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 one of the biggest games\u00a0with over 45 million players\u00a0and a big cultural phenomenon, requiring a mid-range GPU to run the game at 1080p.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em><strong>Hawken <\/strong><\/em>\u2013<strong> <\/strong>powered by PhysX, this title also requires high end graphics hardware for 1080p play, in order to receive the top visuals and best gameplay.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gamers will be able to\u00a0buy a GeForce GTX graphics card and take advantage of this offer starting today from participating retailers.\u00a0 Traditional gamers may have difficulty seeing the value of &#8220;F2P&#8221; at all, but we believe that\u00a0this is a bold new move by Nvidia into F2P games that is\u00a0directly aimed at the millions\u00a0PC gamers who are stuck on old video cards or integrated graphics already playing these games,\u00a0and it looks like it\u00a0may be a very successful campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Happy Gaming!<\/p>\n<p>Mark Poppin<\/p>\n<p>ABT Senior Editor<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Please join us in our <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/abt\/index.php\">Forums<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Become a Fan on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/AlienBabelTech\/123268467142\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/AlienBabelTech\/123268467142', 'Facebook']);\" >Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabeltech\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabeltech', 'Twitter']);\" >Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the latest updates from ABT, please <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?feed=rss2\">join our RSS News Feed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join our Distributed Computing teams<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Folding@Home \u2013 Team AlienBabelTech \u2013 164304<\/li>\n<li>SETI@Home \u2013 Team AlienBabelTech \u2013 138705<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcommunitygrid.org\/reg\/viewRegister.do?teamID=3P39R3SRV1\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.worldcommunitygrid.org\/reg\/viewRegister.do?teamID=3P39R3SRV1', 'World Community Grid \u2013 Team AlienBabelTech']);\" >World Community Grid \u2013 Team AlienBabelTech<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nvidia has a new game bundle campaign for buyers of\u00a0the GeForce GTX 650 or above series of video cards. 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