Ace Combat Infinity and Soulcalibur Lost Swords have been delayed to next year, according to a recent announcement by publisher Namco Bandai. Originally, both free-to-play PS3 titles were slated to arrive in late 2013.
Free-to-Play Or Not, The New Ace Combat Looks Pretty Great
Let's forget about microtransactions for a second and concentrate on what makes Ace Combat great: the gameplay and the atmosphere. These two gameplay videos have plenty of both.
Ace Combat Infinity's Story Mode is Free. As for Multiplayer...
Ace Combat Infinity is Namco Bandai's upcoming free to play aerial combat game for the PlayStation 3. Project leader Kazutoki Kono says that for this game, they're going back to the roots and standards of the Ace Combat series.
The New Ace Combat Hits This Year, Will Be A Free-To-Play Game
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Today, Namco Bandai announced that the recently revealed Ace Combat Infinity, their newest entry into the long-standing Ace Combat series of flight-action games, will hit the PS3 "later in 2013" as a free-to-play title.
There's A New Ace Combat, And It's Coming to the PS3
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The trailer up top was released by Namco Bandai to announce the newest title in the Ace Combat series of flight-action games, called Infinity.