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‘Buy-to-play’ is a term that refers to games that have box or download fees associated with them but do not incur a mandatory subscription. Some have optional subscriptions and are more properly referred to as hybrid B2P. Most have cash shops and microtransactions.

Elder Scrolls Online: You could dive into Wrathstone’s dungeons, or you could just sleep on a bridge

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ZeniMax has a new video up on social media today zeroing in on the dungeon content coming in Elder Scrolls Online's Wrathstone DLC later...
Oh, we haven't forgotten you.

Anthem’s live-action video Conviction is serious business

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BioWare's been teasing a new live-action short for Anthem all week, and it's finally dropped. It's called Conviction, and it's credited to Neill Blomkamp,...
I'm not back on any BS, I never left it.

Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs I’m optimistic about in 2019

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It's still early enough in 2019 to do articles about the upcoming year, right? Well, I'm doing this one anyway, so if it's too...

The Daily Grind: What do you want out of a space sim MMO?

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It's a good time to be a yearning space pilot, as Elite: Dangerous is already on the field and titles like Star Citizen and...
Here we go again.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 208: Blizzard’s chilly forecast

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Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard's troubles, New World, Star Citizen, Guild Wars 1, Tibia, RIFT, Elder Scrolls Online, and Astroneer, with mailbag questions on WoWfugees and the abandonment of Diablo III.

Elder Scrolls Online’s upcoming zone guide will ensure you’re never clueless in Tamriel again

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We still don't know exactly which day in February the Wrathstone DLC will launch in The Elder Scrolls Online, but at this point, we...

Reverse Engineering: The science of Elder Scrolls Online’s dragons

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I don't think I can express how excited I am to bring this column to life on Massively Overpowered. Reverse Engineering covers the one...

Choose My Adventure: Further bear adventures in The Elder Scrolls Online

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First things first: I got my bear. This, as many players will attest, is the most important part of being a Warden. I had...

NCsoft 4Q 2018: Mobile made almost twice as much as all NCsoft’s other MMOs combined

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NCsoft's financials for the final quarter of 2018 are in, and it wasn't the greatest report the South Korean gaming giant has ever submitted....

The Daily Grind: Is there an MMO or other online title you won’t let your kids play?

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So it happened last week: My kid told me I was mean because I wouldn't let him play Fortnite when all his friends got...
DIVE

Global Chat: Anthem makes first contact with gamers

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The game on everyone's mind this month definitely has to be BioWare's Anthem. The studio's first new IP in a long time is a...

The Stream Team: Timber goes the ARK forest titan

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Last time on Live and Die with Dinos, Massively OP's MJ experienced summoning the giant green forest Titan on ARK's Extinction map. Now, she...
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Activision Blizzard expected to slash jobs after flat sales, loss of Destiny 2

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Storm clouds are gathering above Activision Blizzard, a portent of bad sales and dire predictions: The publisher is expected to cut "hundreds" of jobs this week...

More MMO Valentine’s Day events: Black Desert, EverQuest II, Destiny 2, MapleStory 2, Revelation Online, and Wizard101

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Hearts and chocolates and flowers continue to invade MMOs all around us. Bree here, reporting from the front lines of the invasion. Here are...

Elder Scrolls Online is handing out 500 cash-shop currency to current players

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If you're an existing Elder Scrolls Online player who's logged in between the start of 2017 and now, heads-up: ZeniMax is handing out a...

Elder Scrolls Online loses its beloved loremaster, plans new free trial event

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Elder Scrolls Online is losing a key developer: Loremaster Lawrence Schick, the man whose fatherly drawl and broad knowledge of the Elder Scrolls franchise...

Classic Guild Wars just got another quality-of-life update and new Complete Collection edition

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Although often overshadowed by its more modern little brother, ArenaNet's classic MMO Guild Wars is still trucking along in maintenance mode, and it's just...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 207: Bunny girls throughout Eorzea

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Justin and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV, Guild Wars 2, Legends of Aria, RuneScape, Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, and Warframe, with mailbag topics on MMO endgames and battle royale modes in MMOs.

Elder Scrolls Online is celebrating Morrowind with special drops and sales

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Antsy for the launch of Wrathstone? Elder Scrolls Online has an idea: send ya back to Morrowind! No really, it's all part of the...

Choose My Adventure: Stunning vistas and snotty elves in Elder Scrolls Online’s Summerset

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Choose My Adventure is slowly becoming a source of delight for me, especially if I'm able to play games like The Elder Scrolls Online....

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