GamesRadar - Kwari

Kwari killed off (News)

Jun 4, 2008

Online game offering 'cash for kills' runs out of money and goes into receivership.

Kwari, the 'cash for kills' online FPS which offered players the chance to win money by betting on their performance, has closed just a year after it launched.

The company behind game, designed in the UK but managed by Australian web firm Micro Forte, has reportedly gone into receivership.

The business had expected to make money by asking players to pay for bullets used during gameplay, but clearly the company ran out of ammo itself.

Kwari shuts down (News)

Jun 3, 2008

GamesIndustry.biz reports: Kwari, the skill-based online site that was set to launch at the beginning of this year, has gone into receivership.

The project, which had aimed to provide gamers with a free-to-play first-person shooter game in which contestants would wager on the outcome of matches using microtransactions, failed to spark as a successful business model.

The company had intended to make money by charging for the purchase of in-game ammunition, with players taking any winnings made on the match bets and other jackpots available.

Online Shooter Brings Cash-For-Kills Gaming To U.S., Only In States Where It's Legal (News)

Mar 17, 2008

MTV Multiplayer writes: "Ever wanted to translate your gaming skills into dollar bills?

Now's your chance.

In the online multiplayer first-person shooter called "Kwari," players go can head-to-head to win jackpots of cash.

Launched in early January in Europe, "Kwari" is a free downloadable game - but you have to spend money to make money. The ammo will cost you five bucks for 5,000 bullets, and that's the only cut that publisher Kwari Limited gets. The money for the jackpots is pooled together from real money spent on in-game goods - weapons, health upgrades and self-inflicted injuries - and it stays strictly in-game. With Visa, Mastercard and PayPal on board, "Kwari" looks to set its sights beyond Europe."

Kwari (Review)

Mar 3, 2008

Note: While Kwari has not been officially released in the US, it is available for download and play.First and foremost, Kwari is free to download, but you have to pay for ammunition. And then again when you pick up weapons, drops and health. And again when you get shot. If you’re going to ask someone to continuously pay money to be able to play your game, you’re going to have to provide one hell of a decent shooter. And not, ...

Kwari (Screenshots)

Mar 3, 2008

Cash For Frags: Kwari Launches (News)

Jan 8, 2008

The developers of Kwari have announced the launch of the first-person shooter game that awards cash for kills:

"On the surface Kwari, a free to download, superior rapid-action first person shooter with all the sci-fi setting weapons and trappings you'd ever need. However there is a whole lot more going on.

Kwari has been designed with a singular purpose in mind Â¿ to give you the opportunity to translate your shooter skills into some serious cash. Everything about the game has been tailored to that effect, so much so that even an average player should be able to get ahead in the game quickly."

Kwari - What is the pill? 12-19-07 (Video)

Dec 19, 2007

An online FPS that puts the "bounty" in bounty hunter. Players pay cash for ammo and earn rewards and more cash only by killing other players in-game.

Kwari - Gameplay 12-07-07 (Video)

Dec 7, 2007

An online FPS that puts the "bounty" in bounty hunter. Players pay cash for ammo and earn rewards and more cash only by killing other players in-game.

20 new Kwari screenshots (News)

Sep 17, 2007

Sept 17, 2007 Kwari means business with its brand-spanking-new batch of screenshots. This PC online first-person shooter brings real cash to the forefront of frag action; it's a game where players make money off each other in ...

Kwari, new FPS driven by real cash for kills (News)

Aug 30, 2007

London-based Kwari is aiming to shake up the multiplayer online gaming scene in a major way with its PC first-person shooter Kwari, which brings real cash to the forefront of frag action.

Kwari, reckons Kwari (that could get confusing), "will potentially change the PC gaming landscape forever" and explains that it's a game where players make money off each other in real-time.

"The game will ultimately be free to download online, but instead of being subscription based it will use a unique free-to-play/pay-to-play model whereby Kwari sells the player ammunition in place of flat rate charges or monthly subscriptions", the company has said.

Players fighting it out in Kwari for cash set up an account, are then matched on the basis of skill and enter a game at a pre-agreed stake level ranging from 1c to $1 a hit.