‘Free-to-play’ is a term that refers to games that do not have box or download fees associated with them and do not incur a mandatory subscription. Some have optional subscriptions and are more properly referred to as hybrid F2P. Most have cash shops and microtransactions.
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Lord of the Rings Online’s Update 23 Where Dragons Dwell is live today
Lord of the Rings Online's Update 23 is rolling out today - apparently, it's even taking some folks who don't frequent social media by...
The Stream Team: Halloween has cannon in TERA
Woohoo! it's time to start the Halloween goodness across the MMOverse, and Massively OP's MJ is beginning with a bang! TERA's Harvest Festival Hall...
Lord of the Rings Online’s update 23 is coming tomorrow; here’s what to expect
Hear that buzz in the air? That electric crackle? It's the sound of Lord of the Rings Online's next big thing dropping tomorrow. As...
Dark and Light’s first F2P expansion, Shard of Faith, is set to launch tomorrow
Dark and Light is gearing up for its first big expansion, Shard of Faith, which is set to hit Steam tomorrowday as a free-to-play...
Runefest 2018: RuneScape Mobile Android beta launches as RuneScape sees new October events
Twas a big weekend for RuneScape fans thanks to RuneFest! Jagex has posted up a rundown of all the happenings for everybody who couldn't...
The Daily Grind: What online game template will be the next to take off?
Like many of you, I remember the rise of MMOs when it was actually happening. I remember when shooters were king too. And I...
Heroes & Generals introduces game-changing Update 1.12, ‘Deploy! Drive! Destroy!’
Developer RETO MOTO's free-to-play FPS Heroes & Generals has received its "biggest update ever" in the form of Update 1.12. In the update, which...
The MOP Up: Sony’s PlayStation 3 sunset apocalypse
Sony's decision to shut down several online servers for some past PlayStation 3 games on October 25th is shaping up to be a sunset...
ROSE Online mobile title announced for Japanese release
According to a recent report from MMO Culture, it looks like free-to-play fantasy MMO ROSE Online is heading to mobile with new title ROSE...
Closers update reopens Gremory’s Laboratory andintroduces contribution point system
The latest update for Naddic Games's anime brawler Closers has reintroduced Gremory's Laboratory, added the contribution point system, and implemented a slew of quality-of-life...
Global Chat: Does Guild Wars 2’s newest episode reach for the stars?
Guild Wars 2's newest living world episode seems to be grabbing the MMO community's attention in a way that the season so far hasn't....
It’s Perfect World International’s birthday! Grab a 10th anny gift pack courtesy of PWE
In celebration of Perfect World International's 10th birthday, PWE has kindly granted Massively OP a stack of keys for an anniversary bundle, including a...
Lineage II Classic celebrates NA launch with two in-game events as it opens yet another server
Earlier this week, NCsoft launched Lineage II Classic, giving players a chance to party (and grind) like it's 2003, and to celebrate the occasion,...
The Stream Team: Slipping into Secret World Legends’ City of the Sun God
She may have sped through the story on her way to Tokyo and South Africa, but Massively OP's MJ is finally moving on to...
Funcom roundup: Conan Exiles’ thrall hunger system, Mutant Year Zero’s new video, and Secret World Legends’ Masquerade
Funcom is up to some stuff today. Over in Conan Exiles, the Pets Update is live, or rather half of it is live, and it's...
TERA gets into the Halloween spirit with the Harvest Festival Hall event and new exclusive costumes
It's the Halloween season again, and TERA's Harvest Festival Hall event has returned for another year. For the rest of the month, players can...
Neverwinter plans changes to salvage and dungeon reward systems in Heart of Fire
Looks like there are some changes coming to Neverwinter's salvage and dungeon reward systems in the upcoming Heart of Fire module, according to a...
The Stream Team: A look at the launch of Lineage II Classic
One of the very first MMORPGs that Massively OP's MJ played was Lineage II. And now, she has the chance to "go back" with...
RIFT’s first expansion, Storm Legion, unlocks on the Prime progression server
There's a storm brewing on the RIFT Prime progression server, as Storm Legion, the game's first expansion, unlocks today. Players on the Patron-only Prime...
World of Warships gets hockey player Alexander Ovechkin as a new captain
It's increasingly clear that World of Warships is just going to give players the strangest possible captains until someone does something about it. Back...
