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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.

Former Elder Scrolls and Guild Wars franchise composer is accused of sexual assault

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The gaming industry is in the midst of its own #MeToo moment, and one of the industry vets who stands accused is popular composer...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 235: The one about WoW Classic

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic, Legends of Aria, LOTRO, Black Desert, Astellia Online, Elite Dangerous, and EverQuest II, with mailbag topics on progression servers and stream etiquette.
Now imagine you're dragging a sack.

Guild Wars 2 buffs cooking, dispenses anny gifts, and (maybe?) teases New Horizons

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Furbish up your pots and pans and spices and veggies, Guild Wars 2 players, as today's patch makes good on one of Mike Zadorojny's...

Choose My Adventure: Anthem kept crashing, so here’s what happened in Destiny 2

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This past weekend, for lack of a better word, was a shitshow. Let me try to set the scene. My computer is about five or...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Scalebreaker DLC hits consoles tomorrow as free-play event begins

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Some sunny day, PC players and console players of The Elder Scrolls Online will see update parity and get to enjoy the latest content...
Siri play Chariots of Fire.

Bungie representatives dispute the idea that Activision’s leaders were ‘prohibitive overlords’

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The future of Destiny 2 under Bungie alone looks very different from the game under Bungie and Activision, especially with new features like cross-save...

One Shots: My other car is a ravenous dragon

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Sure, in your normal, mundane life you drive a Prius hatchback, but in your virtual existence, you enjoy a ride that's a bit more...
Those who fear darkness have never seen what the light can do.

Destiny 2 looks forward to Shadowkeep and Seasons of the Undying with more updates on its PC platform shift

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The latest weekly update for Destiny 2 has arrived, and it's full of reminders that players will want to make that account transfer from...

Massively Overthinking: Problematic faves in MMOs

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A while back, a reader suggested that it was impossible for a fan who loves something to recognize its shortcomings, and I was taken...

Elite Dangerous will revamp the newbie experience in September, add fleet carriers in December

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Fresh outta Gamescom is the news that Elite Dangerous is cooking up multiple updates for commanders across the galaxy. First up: the September Update. Launching...

Meta: Join us for Massively OP’s first Mo Mania stream-athon on Friday, August 23!

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Mo Mania? You might be wondering just what exactly that odd entry on the OPTV stream calendar for tomorrow is. That's what we're here...
Doom approaches.

Vague Patch Notes: How time distorted what ‘hardcore’ means for WoW Classic

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There's a contingent of players looking forward to the launch of World of Warcraft: Classic next week that is vocally thrilled about one specific...

PSA: Account linking for Destiny 2 PC players is now live

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As we've covered numerous times over the past few weeks, PC players of Destiny 2 are going to need to move over to Steam...
Which one of you is the Juno Reactor and which one is the Don Davis?

The Matrix is getting a fourth movie – so can we have The Matrix Online back now please?

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Last night, Twitter exploded with the news that Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss - along with Lana Wachowski - will return for another go...

Elder Scrolls Online is previewing the Dragonhold DLC at this month’s PAX West

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With the Scalebreaker DLC out the door earlier this month, Elder Scrolls Online's vaunted "Year of the Dragon" has just one more big update...
Come on, people now.

Guild Wars 2 is serving up a cooking patch and ascended food next week

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ArenaNet clearly knows that the way to gamers' hearts is through their stomachs. This is not, of course, how anatomy works, but it seems...

Choose My Adventure: Rediscovering the simple joy of flight in No Man’s Sky

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Boy is it good to be back here. I'll be honest, not much of what I did while flying around in No Man's Sky was...

Flameseeker Chronicles: What would a mobile Guild Wars 2 look like?

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Ever wished Tyria could fit in your pocket? That dream could one day become a reality. A couple of weeks ago, we heard rumblings...
Yip?

Guild Wars 2 is planning a nice big expansion boost in September

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So let's assume for the moment that you are hopelessly far behind Guild Wars 2's curve at the moment for whatever reason. This is...
The vestibule.

Not So Massively: Comparing looter shooters, from Destiny 2 and Division 2 to Anthem and Warframe

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Looter shooters -- online games with shooter gameplay and loot-based progression -- are all the rage these days. But maybe this trend has passed...

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