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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.

Yeah, it doesn't say anything good.

Could Blizzard be working on offline modes for its games?

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Imagine one day sitting down at your computer, firing up the Blizzard launcher, and choosing to play World of Warcraft or Diablo III... offline....

Citadel: Forged With Fire is a brand-new ‘massive online sandbox RPG’ debuting this month

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Well well, lookie what popped up on Steam: It's a new "massive online sandbox RPG," Citadel: Forged With Fire, and it came out of...

The last episode of Guild Wars 2’s living world season 3 arrives July 25

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The sixth and final episode of Guild Wars 2's third living world season launches on July 25th. We'd like to tell you more, but...

SuperData predicts up to 5M Destiny 2 digital sales in its first quarter

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How big is Destiny 2 going to be? Really big, SuperData predicts. The gaming analysis firm claims that "by analyzing historical data and ...

The Daily Grind: What MMORPG would do better with a different business model?

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When it comes to ArcheAge, it's generally accepted that this is a pretty great fantasy sandbox that was absolutely sunk by a terrible business...
Can we start, start over

Take an in-depth look at Destiny 2’s Endless Vale PvP map

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It's not going to blow your mind to find out that there's going to be PvP in Destiny 2. Heck, it seems almost the...
More details, at least.

The Elder Scrolls Online details the lore behind Horns of the Reach

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So what's going on in the next big chunk of The Elder Scrolls Online DLC? The short version is "nothing good," as detailed in...

Guild Wars 2’s gem store gets a huge overhaul

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Have you ever found yourself in this situation: You are flush with cash and desperately want to dump it on Guild Wars 2, but...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 126: Firefall gets extinguished

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Justin and Bree discuss Firefall's sunset, WoW's datamining, Wild West Online, Secret World Legends, Tibia, and Warframe, plus a mailbag question on how MMOs could ditch pure DPS roles.

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s living world season 3 in review

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The Guild Wars 2 story arc found in the Living World's third season has contained more twists and surprises than even I had anticipated, and I...

Elder Scrolls Online begins testing Horns of the Reach DLC, Morrowind is one of Amazon’s flash deals

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Whether or not you've finished all of the content that came with Elder Scrolls Online's June expansion, the devs have more for you to...

PSA: All Master X Master toons are playable this weekend, plus unlock Guild Wars 2’s Rytlock for free until tonight

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During a recent Massively OP podcast, Justin and I expressed surprise that NCsoft wasn't doing more cross-promotion with the newly launched Master X Master...

Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet hires former Ubisoft Creative Director Jason VandenBerghe

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Gamasutra is reporting this afternoon that Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet has picked up former Ubisoft Montreal Creative Director Jason VandenBerghe. His new title...

Destiny 2’s staggered beta begins rolling out on July 18th

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Destiny 2 fans, open beta is coming, and that means your chance to ruin all the surprises for yourself is just around the corner...

Unofficial Guild Wars 2 CCG gets a Prophecies-themed expansion

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Back in March, Guild Wars 2 player Luke Dowding announced that he was building a free and unofficial collectible card game for the community...

Here’s everything coming in Elder Scrolls Online’s Horns of the Reach DLC

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Back at E3, we got a sneak peek into The Elder Scrolls Online's post-Morrowind plans -- how could ZeniMax follow something like Morrowind up?...

Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s mid-term report card

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At the beginning of every year, I give the games that I am embedded in a letter grade centered around the four different player...

The Daily Grind: How often should MMOs release new classes?

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Some MMOs seem to have no problem with tossing in new classes like candy, while others might see an addition roughly every time Halley's...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 125: Secrets, Mordor, and Argus

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Justin and Bree discuss Secret World Legends, Elder Scrolls Online, WoW, LOTRO, RIFT, Kritika, and Master X Master, with mailbag topics on MMOs like Star Wars Galaxies and following the MMO crowd.

The Daily Grind: What kind of MMO achiever are you?

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Yesterday's post on Richard Bartle's new unplayer matrix got me thinking once again about my quibbles with the original Bartle quotient, which won't surprise...

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