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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 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...

The MOP Up: Nexon’s Project V4 aims to be the best-looking MMO in your pocket

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Nexon gave a preview of Project V4 at a media preview event lately, and this fantasy MMO looks like one of the most shiny...
My expectations weren't that I would be jumping into this right away, but...

The Soapbox: No, the MMO genre is not dead – but it could use a little positivity

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One of my favorite idioms is "dead as a doornail." It always reminds me of the time I got sent out of my 10th...

Bungie’s weekly update touches on Destiny 2’s Armor 2.0, cross save, and ‘Dresstiny’

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When you look good, you feel good, and no more is that true than playing dress-up with your favorite MMO avatar. The folks at...

Massively Overthinking: The first 10 minutes of an MMO

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So here's the thing about Elder Scrolls games: Most of them start out with the same hook. From Morrowind to Oblivion to Skyrim, you...
leave my dagron alone

Legends of Aria explains the new professions system it launched with Steam early access

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Still fresh off its Steam early access launch last week, Legends of Aria has posted a new dev blog all about the Professions system....

Guild Wars 2 players raise eyebrows over new cash shop sword similar to one found in Gamigo MMO RIFT

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Guild Wars 2 dropped a new cosmetic sword in the cash shop this week that's caused a ripple of fuss on the forums and...

Fight or Kite: Guild Wars 2’s best PvP mode isn’t what you think it is – it’s minigames

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One could certainly argue that Guild Wars 2’s primary focus is that of a PvE, story driven game. Hell, I’d make that argument. Yet,...

Destiny 2 talks sustainable development, cheese content, and monetization

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One of the prevailing assumptions that came to many minds when Bungie decided to go "indie" was that communications between the devs and players...
but your acronym

Guild Wars 2 players organize a raiding tourney for August 24

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Seeing player-run tourneys in Guild Wars 2 isn't exactly unusual, but this one is something a fair bit different. On August 24th, six guilds...
Just play along.

Guild Wars 2 tweaks skills and Fractals while adding in a 2v2 map

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It's two teams of two facing off in the latest addition to Guild Wars 2 via patch: The latest update adds a 2v2 map...

Guild Wars 2’s seventh anniversary gifts are being wrapped for you

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What's the oldest character you have on Guild Wars 2? That's a more pertinent question than in other MMORPGs, as elderly characters benefit from...

The Daily Grind: Is the MMO genre dead or dying – or something else entirely?

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PC Gamer made waves across the MMO genre this week with an article provocatively titled "For MMO diehards, there's only one conversation: is the...
leave my dagron alone

The Elder Scrolls Online’s Scalebreaker DLC is officially live for PC and Mac players

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Dragons, right? What is their deal? You can find out today in the newest DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online. Scalebreaker is out today,...

First impressions of Elder Scrolls Online’s Moongrave Fane dungeon, launching with Scalebreaker today

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Moongrave Fane is the name of an ancient Khajiit temple ruin - and it's also one of the dungeons releasing with The Elder Scrolls...

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