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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.

Working As Intended: Why classic Guild Wars matters, 12 years in

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The spring season always sees a deluge of MMORPG birthday celebrations: Lord of the Rings Online, City of Heroes, Allods Online, Free Realms last...

Superdata report shows Overwatch slipping, Hearthstone rebounding

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Looking back at March's digital sales, the industry was up 15% year-over-year from 2016, Superdata Research reports. Mobile was the largest area of growth,...

Camelot Unchained’s Seattle studio finally has an office

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Remember last June when Camelot Unchained startled everyone by announcing it was opening a second studio in Seattle? The team out west has been...

LOTRO Legendarium: 10th anniversary interview with Standing Stone’s Rob Ciccolini

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As Lord of the Rings Online players revel in the varied activities of this year's 10th anniversary celebration, the crew at the newly formed...

Former Funcom execs convicted, sentenced in insider trading case

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The insider trading case that's embroiled the former leadership of MMORPG studio Funcom has finally come to a close today with convictions and sentences...
Where you at, ArenaNet?

The Daily Grind: Why is MMORPG server downtime still a thing?

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Massively OP Kickstarter donor John has a very simple question to kick off our morning: Why the heck is server downtime still a thing? "How...
Oh my.

Massively Overthinking: Are MMORPG players a minority in their own genre?

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Deep in the comments of the MMOs-vs.-survival-sandboxes thread from last week, reader miol_ produced a beautiful comment about how MMO players have become a...

PSA: Get Elder Scrolls Online super cheap through the Humble Bundle this weekend

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Thinking about giving The Elder Scrolls Online a go as the march toward Morrowind pushes on toward June? You probably won't find a cheaper...
burn baby burn

Wakfu adds leaderboard rewards, ventures further up Mount Zinit

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An unexpected environment and a shocking revelation about a key character lays in wait for adventurers who continue to scale Wakfu's Mount Zinit. The team...

The Stream Team: So many Secret World sabotage missions

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While there is both hopeful excitement and worried trepidation about the upcoming Secret World Legends, Massively OP's MJ is going to continue to immerse...

Elite Dangerous’ community tool developers have gone on strike

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Update: The strike has ended -- see the end of the post for details. Move over, voice actors guild: Elite Dangerous gamers are going on...
BEARS BEARS BEARS

Elder Scrolls Online comes up with a wicked Morrowind wallpaper

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Want to show off your excitement and attachment over the June expansion for Elder Scrolls Online? ZeniMax has an easy way for you to do...
I'll just leave, if I want.

Battle Bards Episode 97: The sound of magic

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“Magic can be ANYthing!” The forces of magic run deep within MMORPGs, casting shadows of wonder wherever we look — and listen. In today’s show,...

Tamriel Infinium: Class changes are a bad reason to pan Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind

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Elder Scrolls Online possesses a distinct flavor. I can honestly say that there is no other MMORPG like it. In fact, the whole Elder Scrolls...

Guild Wars 2 legendary armor for raiders launches next week

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ArenaNet's Paul Ella has a fresh blog post out this afternoon revealing the plan for legendary armor in Guild Wars 2. If you're my...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 114: Moving to the big city

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Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, WoW, Ashes of Creation, Carbine, Marvel Heroes, and Project Gorgon, with mailbag questions on the joys of Trove and the plight of MMO pets.

Elder Scrolls Online offers a new video glimpse of Morrowind’s Vivec

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The greatest city on Morrowind's island of Vvardenfell is Vivec -- and in The Elder Scrolls Online's expansion timeline, Vivec is still being built...

Guild Wars 2 announces Flashpoint living story episode, price drop for Heart of Thorns

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Super Adventure Box departed Guild Wars 2 last week, so you had to expect we were on the brink of seeing another episode of the...

Video: Story vs. lore, Star Wars: The Old Republic vs. The Elder Scrolls Online

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In the ultimate battle for your dollar in the MMO industry, two MMOs with rabid fan bases duke it out by serving you a...

The Daily Grind: Do you believe MMO studios release overpowered new classes on purpose?

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Yesterday's Elder Scrolls Online press embargo drop allowed us to talk a bit more about the overpowered state of the Morrowind Warden class --...

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