Watch out for the hidden costs of free-to-play games

SMASH HIT: Mobile game maker King Digital Entertainment Plc priced its initial public offering on Tuesday at the mid-point of its expected range, valuing the Candy Crush Saga maker at about US$7.1bil (RM23.43bil) despite questions about whether it can replicate the success of its smartphone smash-hit. — ©AFP/Relaxnews 2014

Pay up if you don't want to wait: that's how many so-called free-to-play games work, experts say. 

Downloading the app won't cost you a thing, but after a while, the game will introduce annoying waiting times. Anyone who has taken a liking to the game and wants to stick with it will basically find themselves forced into buying game components in order to reduce the waiting time.