‘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’s Dragonhold DLC is officially live on PC
Elder Scrolls Online's Dragonhold DLC, the last DLC for the game in 2019, is officially live for PC and Mac players today. Console players...
German magazine ad appears to confirm impending announcement of Diablo 4
It's been long-rumored - and heck we all expected it last year - but it kinda looks like Diablo 4 has been confirmed by...
The Daily Grind: What unique character skills do you wish would show up in more MMOs?
I've been thinking about classic Guild Wars a bit lately. My Ritualist was my favorite character over there, and while I probably logged more...
The MOP Up: Google Stadia looms nigh
Are you ready for Google's attempt at cloud-based video gaming? Mixed feelings or not, Google Stadia is going to start its rollout next month...
One Shots: Masks and shadows
Around this time of year, if you're not wearing a mask and skulking about in the darker places of online games, well then, you're...
The Daily Grind: Do you play MMOs for the fashion wars?
Whether you call it "fashion wars" as in Guild Wars 2 or "space barbie" as in Star Trek Online or "dolly dress-up" as in...
Massively Overthinking: Are you boycotting Blizzard?
Tyler's piece this week about the Blizzard he loved being dead actually brought tears to my eyes. It hurts to lose a game and...
Jukebox Heroes: Exploring World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth’s patch music
One of my favorite modern trends of MMORPGs is that studios are no longer saving the entirety of a soundtrack for the base game or expansion releases. Oh sure, those usually get a great album push -- especially if it's one of the bigger games -- but for a while now, many studios have also been releasing new music on a steady basis with significant content patches.
Bungie partners with shoe brand to release $140 Destiny 2 boots, sure why not
Let's be honest, Destiny 2 makes some very weird merchandising choices, whether it's Pop-Tarts, energy drinks, or scented candles. By comparison, then, $140 boots...
ArcheAge Unchained delays Steam, beholds mighty queues during launch rollout
Gamigo's touting it as a "successful launch," but ArcheAge Unchained's slow rollout yesterday was more like a typical MMO launch, beset by queues, crashes,...
Elder Scrolls Online previews Dragonhold’s drama and destinations
Elder Scrolls Online's Dragonhold DLC is less than a week away now on PC, and for those who are curious - maybe even curious...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 242: And then Blizzard said, ‘Hold my beer’
Justin, Bree, and Eliot discuss the Blizzard boytcott and fiasco, the Daybreak layoffs, Shroud of the Avatar's sell-off, the Guild Wars 2 hacker piece, and a few happier stories too.
Destiny 2 accidentally confirms the return of the Haunted Forest Halloween activity
Maybe it was an accident of programming, or maybe it was a little intentional tease of what's to come. Whatever the case may be,...
Guild Wars 2’s Shadow of the Mad King has returned once again through November 5
It's Halloween time in Guild Wars 2 as of today, as Shadows of the Mad King has returned as promised. The gameworld will be...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Is it time for Guild Wars 3?
Earlier this month, ArenaNet announced that President Mike O’Brien, former game director on both the original Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2, was leaving...
The Daily Grind: Where do you go to get your World of Warcraft fix?
Following last week's nasty Blizzard Hong Kong mess, many players publicly stepped away from the studio and its games, in some cases deleting accounts...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s thorny patrol
Cryptic is really hot to trot with Star Trek Online's new patrol system, and this past week the studio highlighted the third new one:...
One Shots: Bring me a shrubbery!
When has something as mundane and nondescript as a bush ever been a helpful hero? And when have we ever featured a MapleStory screenshot...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you’ve wanted to quit, but you couldn’t?
Very few of us are in a situation wherein large men are perched behind us claiming that something horrible will happen to our loved...
Destiny 2 kicks off Nightmare Hunts, tweaks 3v3 matchmaking, and counts PC as its biggest platform
Destiny 2 has had a pretty big few days on account of its Shadowkeep launch, so naturally things will keep on changing and evolving...
