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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.

Funcom asks bondholders to defer company debts

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As we've reported previously, Funcom's financials aren't in the best of shape, and as of this morning, the company is appealing to its bondholders to lend a hand...

The MOP Up: Skyforge’s new raid (October 11, 2015)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Chaos Theory: The Secret World’s Carter and Issue 12.5

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It's pretty common knowledge by now that Lead Designer Romain Amiel really likes to give teasers and spoilers for The Secret World. Unlike Twitter,...
Out in the great wide open.

Elite: Dangerous asks players to stop exploring (for the moment)

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One of the keenest parts of Elite: Dangerous is the fact that it's a game with a huge galaxy just begging to be explored....
You seem trustworthy.

Funcom explains The Park in a new video

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Players of The Secret World already know the history of the eponymous amusement park in The Park, but there's a world of difference between...

The Stream Team: Requisitioning a rocket launcher in The Secret World

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The Secret World has a number of auxiliary weapons, one of which is a spiffy rocket launcher! MassivelyOP's MJ already knows the joy of...

Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns will introduce the dragon Glint’s legacy

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One of the vacation destinations awaiting Guild Wars 2 players in Heart of Thorns is Tarir, a "shining golden city" teeming with magic and...

World of Warcraft and RuneScape make Twitch’s top games list for September

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Don't put much stock in what people are playing on Raptr? What about what people are watching on Twitch? The streaming giant recently released its September...

Destiny is adding microtransactions, starting with emotes

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Bungie is opening another revenue pipeline for its popular Destiny, as the game will introduce microtransactions next week. "This coming Tuesday, October 13th, Tess Everis...

Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns has a bevy of rewards in store for PvP

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Don't fret your sweaty heads, PvPers -- ArenaNet has not forgotten you. In fact, the studio is throwing you all sorts of incentives to...

Check out this guide to Elder Scrolls Online’s Orsinium

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We're about a month away from Elder Scrolls Online's next DLC update, which will open the doors to the Orcish ancestral city of Orsinium....

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 raid beta impressions

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I don't believe I've ever been more excited -- and simultaneously nervous -- about a beta test than I was for Guild Wars 2's third beta...

The Stream Team: The road to EverQuest II’s Nektropos Castle is paved with Heritage Quests

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Last time, MassivelyOP's MJ discovered that yet another EverQuest II Heritage Quest needs Nektropos Castle, sidetracking the group once again in their quest to...

Battle Bards MMO music podcast goes on an endless journey

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Battle Bards, the world’s first and only MMO music podcast, returns for its 60th episode in which the co-hosts explore the theme of "endless...
Car I'm driving? I bought it.

Ubisoft buys The Crew’s developer

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Are you at all worried about Ubisoft's future support of The Crew, beyond the expansion scheduled for a mid-November release? Is that concern at...
Shoot time!

Destiny: The Taken King’s Legendary edition is all of Destiny for a lower price

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With all of the changes brought to Destiny with The Taken King, it's entirely understandable that you might want to get into the game....

The Crew announces Wild Run expansion for November

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Insert exciting driving metaphor here, for The Crew announced today that it is coming out with an expansion next month. Called Wild Run, the expansion will...

Revival’s tags support ‘elements of role playing that many still believe are impossible in an MMO’

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Just in case you thought Revival was all sex and gore, IllFonic's latest dev blog is here to discuss something relatively dry and technical: tags. Interestingly...

Sword and Bored: Costume designer

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Mo gets to mess around with his MMO's cosmetic outfit system. Amilya "helps" him, of course.

Reforge Orsinium in Elder Scrolls Online’s new DLC, due in November

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Landing on The Elder Scrolls Online's public test server today is the game's next DLC, set in Orsinium, the ancestral home of the Orcs....

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