‘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.
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Elder Scrolls Online keeps the hype train going with its producer’s letter
Are there any other online games this week than Elder Scrolls Online? It almost doesn't seem like it, what with the title getting ready...
Battle Bards Episode 91: Forest Tales
Take a stroll through the trees and become totally lost in the foliage, drinking in the sounds of the forest with today’s show, as...
Tamriel Infinium: Five things you might have missed in the Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind reveal
I really enjoyed watching the Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind announcement with all of our readers. The staff here saw your comments immediately as I...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 102: Sailing into the future
Justin and Larry discuss LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Star Trek Online, Asheron's Call, H1Z1, Black Desert, and Guild Wars 2, with a special Bree monologue about the new comment system.
Elite: Dangerous details the operation of multicrew ships
There's a lot to take in at once while you're flying a ship in Elite: Dangerous. The game's next update will make that a...
Elder Scrolls Online announces full-fledged Morrowind expansion for June 6
The rumors were true: The Elder Scrolls Online is getting a massive Morrowind content blast on June 6th, just in time for TES III:...
We’re liveblogging today’s Elder Scrolls Online announcement – join us!
On Sunday, one smoky, ash-filled video of volcanic rock sent the fans of Elder Scrolls Online screaming in excitement and questioning what it could...
Global Chat: Interior decorating in MMORPGs
With Elder Scrolls Online's new housing system coming early next month and LOTRO testing out some much-needed housing improvements, homemaking seems to be a...
The Stream Team: Asheron’s Call 1 & 2 ride into the sunset
It's never a good thing when a game goes away, and today the MMOverse loses two. In a double whammy, both Asheron's Call and...
Guild Wars 2: Head of the Snake living world episode coming February 7th, plus new trailer and Heart of Thorns sale
Next week is shaping up to be a big one for multiple MMORPGs, Guild Wars 2 included: ArenaNet has made good on Mike O'Brien's...
Elder Scrolls Online plots reveal of ‘next great chapter’ for tomorrow
Over the weekend, the official Elder Scrolls Online Twitter account tweeted a brief video of what appears to be smoldering volcanic vent, prompting players to renew the...
MMORPG developers, GDC organizers speak out against US ‘Muslim ban’
You might want to keep politics out of gaming, but politics has a way of forcing itself in the door no matter what.
Multiple MMO developers and...
Did Elder Scrolls Online just tease Morrowind’s Vvardenfell DLC?
If you've been living under a volcano... perhaps a red one... for the last couple of months, you may have missed all the speculation...
One Shots: A purrrfect sunset
What makes a good sunset even better? When you get to curl up with your favorite pet and share a Hallmark moment together.
UpayaCrow kicks...
Guild Wars 2 creates a minimum games threshold for its PvP league leaderboard
PvP slackers, your time is up: Guild Wars 2 is going to make you work to stay on its leaderboard from here on out!
ArenaNet...
The Stream Team: A newbie’s first look at Asheron’s Call 2
Yes, we know Asheron's Call 2 launched a long time ago (and even more than once, really). But Massively OP's MJ has never played,...
Guild Wars 2’s living world season 3 episode 4 will launch in February
Guild Wars 2's next living world episode is due in February, ArenaNet's Mike O'Brien told players on the forums today.
"We’re wrapping up work on...
In appreciation for post-apoc Dereth: The life and times of Asheron’s Call 2
On the left in the screenshot above is a windmill in the town of Cragstone in Asheron's Call. On the right is, well, the...
Massively Overthinking: Death and dying in MMORPGs
In March of last year, MOP's Justin wrote a detailed guide to the most common death penalties in MMORPGs. Last September, Gamasutra pulled seven...
The Stream Team: An Asheron’s Call adventure in paradise
Should Massively OP's MJ be scared? Andrew has an adventure planned, an adventurous adventure! He said they are heading to a tropical island paradise,...