‘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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Perfect Ten: The most exciting MMO developments yet to come in 2016
In the annals of MMORPG history, 2016 might well go down as a very odd duck of a year. While on the surface it...
ArenaNet on Guild Wars 2 PvP scouting, aquatic combat, and polling the playerbase
If you thought there was a lot of story in the recent Guild Wars 2 living world season 3 reveal, you're not alone. I...
Guild Wars 2’s Taimi pens a log from Rata Novus
ArenaNet has a Guild Wars 2 lore teaser up on the official site today in the form of a scholar's log penned by the...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 Season 3 Predictions
If I've read the words "content drought" under your name in the comments section recently, you will be as delighted as I am to...
Meridian 59 creator says that MMOs are everywhere in disguise
Have you felt despondent at the apparent decline of the production of new, bold MMOs? According to Meridian 59 creator Brian "Psychochild" Green, these...
Hands-on: A tour of duty through Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday
With Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday, Cryptic is obviously looking to rope in as many Star Trek faithful as possible, particularly from two...
The MMOs with deals on Amazon Prime Day
The second-biggest holiday of the year has arrived: I'm talking about Prime Day, of course, the summer's Black Friday, when Amazon puts a ton...
A sneak peek at Guild Wars 2’s Living World Season 3, Episode 1: Out of the Shadows
It's been nearly a month since the end of E3, but today, ArenaNet has finally given the go-ahead for press to talk about what we were...
Elite: Dangerous postpones CQC tournament in favor of PvP Icarus Cup
Frontier has canceled the Elite: Dangerous CQC tournament intended to run this year, at least as it was originally planned. Head of Community Zac...
One Shots: Totes adorbs
My call out for favorite fantasy races a while back did spur a few of you to share screenshots depicting your beloved species. Kristina...
Diablo III’s season six is concluding on July 22, season seven coming in August
Diablo III -- on the PC at least -- is all about the seasonal fun these days, and players who have worked hard to...
Atlas Reactor reveals free-play event, new toons, and Blur trailer
Trion has a huge closed beta week planned for Atlas Reactor starting today (through July 17th) with a free-play event for the normally B2P,...
The Stream Team: Calming the enraged Gatekeeper in The Secret World
You've heard the old adage that redheads have a temper? Well imagine if you add red arms, red torso, red legs! Part of this...
Chaos Theory: Loot bags and golems galore for The Secret World’s fourth birthday
There may have been moments over the past 12 months when fans feared this time would never come, but it has: Happy fourth birthday, The Secret World!
It's...
Albion Online overhauls several systems for its final beta
Is everyone super-excited about Albion Online's final beta test coming next month? Not only is there something magical about the word "final" in game...
SMITE reveals Erlang Shen, the Illustrious Sage, in massive mid-season update
Finally, Erlang Shen is joining the crew of SMITE! At long last, our Erlang Shen-less nightmare is over with the huge mid-season patch rolling...
Global Chat: Why SWTOR’s dark vs. light side event fails
Star Wars: The Old Republic's new Dark vs. Light event has everyone talking, including MMO bloggers. The consensus seems to be wavering between bewilderment...
Elder Scrolls Online launches a $59.99 gold edition with DLC included in September
Bethsoft has just announced a gold edition of The Elder Scrolls Online, due out on September 9th for all platforms. It'll include all the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 72: The dog days of summer updates
Justin and Bree discuss Riders of Icarus, Landmark, Age of Conan, RIFT, and Aion, with mailbag questions on FFA PvP tension and social encounters.
The Stream Team: Exploring Elder Scrolls Online’s Dark Brotherhood beyond the black door
During our last stream, our stream team gave you a taste of what the Dark Brotherhood DLC in Elder Scrolls Online was about, but now...
