‘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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One Shots: Jedi to the max
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PAX East 2016: Elder Scrolls Online’s Dark Brotherhood DLC begins PTS testing this week
From its community event at this year's PAX East, ZeniMax announced today that the recently teased Dark Brotherhood DLC lands on Elder Scrolls Online's...
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The Stream Team: A frigid foray into ARK’s ice cave
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Perfect Ten: What I loved about Dungeons and Dragons Online
Dungeons and Dragons Online was a very strange game at first glance.
Ten years ago, I ventured into Stormreach with no more motivation than a longstanding...
The Daily Grind: Are we ever going to see a WoW-killer-killer?
On this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I tried to answer a question from a listener named Kenny, who proposed that we consider...
The Stream Team: It’s all about the Jinn in The Secret World
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Korean analysts believe Blade & Soul’s western launch generated $17M in new revenue
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The Crew heads off to the stunt races
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‘Blood will flow’: Elder Scrolls Online video previews Dark Brotherhood DLC
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 61: Update-o-rama!
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The Daily Grind: Is there an MMORPG class type you can’t stand playing?
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