‘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 says its population is growing, explains why cross-play won’t happen
These days, the Elder Scrolls Online team is laser-focused on the promotion and release of One Tamriel this fall. However, a recent interview with...
Guild Wars 2 lore introduces new Asuran protagonist and her pink moa
ArenaNet has a Guild Wars 2Â lore piece out today that was crowdsourced, in a way, by gamers like you. Narrative Director Leah Hoyer and...
The Daily Grind: Do you play MMORPGs as a single main character or as a stable?
Long ago, I used to be a two-character kind of MMORPG player. I had a main, and then later I'd make a chief alt,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 80: Enter the Legion
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Legion, Guild Wars 2, RIFT, Trove, EverQuest II, Wargaming, Funcom, Star Citizen, SOTA, and TERA, with mailbag questions on gaming/life balance and dungeon bookmarks.
Funcom’s Q2 2016 financials show revenue dip, debt repayment, new titles
Funcom's second quarter financials for 2016 rolled in over the weekend. Of note, revenues are down 36% compared to the same quarter last year...
Elder Scrolls Online celebrates its first DLC anniversary with a special event
You have heard of celebrating game birthdays, but what about marking the anniversary of the release of content updates? Elder Scrolls Online is doing...
One Shots: Ruins in the jungle
Could Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns' greatest achievement be in its architecture? Even though I haven't played it, I certainly have heard a...
Destiny charity stream raises over $500,000
Kudos to Destiny fans: They may be passionate about their game, but they are also big on helping others. A week-long charity stream organized...
Guild Wars 2 devs reminisce about launch night four years ago
ArenaNet has released a new video celebrating Guild Wars 2's fourth anniversary and thanking players for their participation. In it, devs and staffers reminisce...
Wayfarer’s Reverie returns to the original Guild Wars
Here's your public service announcement for the week: Guild Wars isn't dead -- not by a long shot. ArenaNet's first title continues to operate in...
Dark and Light confirms a buy-to-play, sub-free business model
Community confusion over Dark and Light's payment model was cleared up on Snail Games' Facebook page earlier this evening: The rereleased sandbox will indeed...
Here’s how to tame a passel of Guild Wars 2 kitties
For what very limited customization exists in Guild Wars 2's home instances, you'd expect that players would leap at any opportunity to add to...
Enter to win a Twin Saga Pioneer founder pack from Aeria and Massively OP
If you're eager to jump into Aeria's anime import Twin Saga and want to go in bedecked in all the game's fineries, then winning...
Superdata’s July 2016 data show Guild Wars 2 surging, Pokemon Go on top
Superdata's July report on online gaming revenues is in, and there are some predictable bits and some surprises. On the P2P MMO front, the...
Master X Master’s next alpha test includes minigames and Guild Wars 2 stage
Master X Master's third alpha playtest kicks off tomorrow, and according to the game's developers, it looks to be a significant milestone for the...
Funcom warns of system-wide forum data breach
A blaze of Twitter messages has just erupted to inform Funcom's community that all of its game forums have been breached by hackers and...
Flameseeker Chronicles: What to do in Guild Wars 2 between season 3 episodes
Many MMOs, Guild Wars 2 included, face a well-documented but oft-unaddressed problem: What can players do to fill the time in between content gaps? The topic...
Get caught up on Elder Scrolls Online’s fall plans with this recap
If you've been aware that there is a lot going on with Elder Scrolls Online lately but are a little confused about the specifics,...
EverQuest II gives away free level 95 heroic characters and the Altar of Malice expansion
Fans of free stuff (and who isn't, really?) are going to really enjoy what's coming out of EverQuest II this week. Daybreak is running...
Guild Wars 2 suffers technical difficulties, pushes out gifts following rollback
If you're logging into Guild Wars 2 today, expect a bit of weirdness.
Yesterday's patch caused a soulbinding glitch that took the servers offline and...
