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EverQuest II’s free-to-play switch spurs 300% jump in new players

New player registrations for EverQuest II have increased by around 300 percent since Sony Online Entertainment switched the game to an entirely free-to-play model in early December. The publisher has seen plenty of success with the business model, recently jumpstarting DC Universe Online with a free-to-play switch that attracted one million new registrations in a week. Its Free Realms MMO, which launched as a free-to-play title in 2009, has picked up over 20 million players. …