‘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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Global Chat: Diablo IV is an MMO, change my mind
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The Stream Team: Deposing elemental monarchs in Elder Scrolls Online
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Bungie says it will ‘honor Lance Reddick’s presence through his performances yet to come’ in Destiny 2
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Massively Overthinking: The times MMO developers admitted they were… wrong
Earlier in March, Jagex did the unthinkable for an MMORPG company: It admitted it was wrong about something. If you're used to the Blizzards...
Elite Dangerous delays update 15 and ‘major feature rework,’ re-opens console transfers in April
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 414: EverQuesting on and on
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Destiny 2 actor Lance Reddick was an active player of the game right before his passing
It would be easy to assume that actors of pathos who are part of a video game's voice cast would simply get into the...
One More Game’s multiplayer tactical game Spellcraft opens up its Steam alpha April 6
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The Daily Grind: Do you still craft in MMOs where crafting is pointless?
I could swap out the words "craft" and "crafting" in the question in today's Daily Grind topic and I think the same point would...
The Crew 2 Season 8 brings it to the streets of US cities with new courses and a new battle pass
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The MOP Up: Guild Wars 2 reworks its Gyala Delve meta-event
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Global Chat: Are we gaming in the ‘Age of Diablo?’
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