‘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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Star Citizen ATV, Squadron 42’s projected 2020 beta, and Cloud Imperium’s $46M private investment
This week's Around the Verse does touch on the 3.4 release of Star Citizen, but the big news is definitely from Squadron 42, which...
There are no Blizzard games in the November 2018 SuperData games revenue ranking, not even WoW
I did a little double-take when I read SuperData's November 2018 games industry revenue ranking piece today, and not because the title and intro...
Blizzard rolls out Diablo III season, Hearthstone balance update, and WoW hotfixes as WoW players game for charity
There's been a lot going on at Blizzard lately: Diablo III has just begun its latest season, the Season of Grandeur, during which all...
The Stream Team: Getting the jump on Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday
What is a Christmas season without the torture of a a peppermint-filled jumping puzzle? That's the premise of Guild Wars 2's Wintersday celebration! Oh...
Elite: Dangerous raises big money for charity with a 24-hour stream
The team at Frontier Developments put on quite a show on December 17th with a bit of livestreaming. But the Elite: Dangerous crew wasn't just...
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the best value going into 2019
Here we go, here we go, here we go again. This one is always an interesting column to write because there's a certain amount...
ZeniMax says 2019 will be a ‘huge year for The Elder Scrolls Online’
Elder Scrolls Online Creative Director Rich Lambert has a letter up for the game's community today, complete with a recap of the game's content...
Guild Wars 2’s next living story episode ‘All or Nothing’ launches January 8th
Guild Wars 2 players won't be surprised that ArenaNet has just revealed the key details of its next living story and its trailer, given...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 201: Under siege from new content
Justin and Bree discuss holiday events across the MMO world, PlanetSide Arena, SWTOR's Jedi Under Siege, Elite Dangerous, EverQuest, LOTRO, and Pantheon, with mailbag questions on MMO-like communities and ditching MMO quests.
Massively OP’s 2018 MMO Video Game Music Awards
We have been talking a lot about what we've been playing this year and what we're looking forward to in 2019 and beyond, but...
Wargaming’s new OARPG Pagan Online launches next year
Grumpy over Diablo Immortal and Diablo III? Path of Exile not your cup of tea? Maybe give Pagan Online a peek for your clicking...
One Shots: Adventures beyond worlds
"Hey," said Rafael. "Who said there isn’t any exploring on Blade and Soul, huh? Look at this secret place in Solak. Just found it...
Guild Wars and Elder Scrolls franchise composer Jeremy Soule starts Patreon for exclusive music
It's not really a holiday season around Massively OP if we're not asking that annual question, "What is composer Jeremy Soule up to these...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2018
We've got a lot of awards going out over the next couple of weeks about the "best" and "biggest" of this and that. But...
Blizzard scales back Heroes of the Storm development cadence, esports, and dev team
If you wondered how Blizzard MOBA Heroes of the Storm was performing, today's announcement should serve as a pretty good clue it's not going...
Midweek Mop Up: GTAO, Ubisoft, Path of Exile, Heroes & Generals, Foxhole, Vindictus, Crew 2, War of Rights, and more
It would not be unfair to say that this week has been one of the most news-heavy weeks of the year, to the point...
Destiny 2 rings in the holidays with the Dawning event
After all the trials and tragedies that have befallen them over the course of Forsaken, Destiny 2's Guardians could use a bit of holiday...
Elder Scrolls Online’s winter holiday festival arrives Thursday
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Elite Dangerous’ Beyond – Chapter Four is live today with exploration, background sim, and guilds
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Guild Wars 2’s next living story episode will not make 2018, but Wintersday is live today
If for some reason you still thought there was a chance that ArenaNet could push out Guild Wars 2's next living story episode today...