‘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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Here’s how ZeniMax made Elder Scrolls’ Orsinium
Orsinium is coming to Elder Scrolls Online next month, but you can get an eyeful of it now thanks to a new ZeniMax dev...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 35: Expansions galore
Justin and Larry deep-dive into SWTOR's Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion, with news on Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, Halloween, EVE Vegas, ArcheAge, WildStar, and Star Trek Online.
SWTOR: Knights of the Fallen Empire officially launches
"The galaxy as we knew it is gone," a familiar voice says in Star Wars: The Old Republic's latest trailer.
And so the latest chapter...
Funcom’s The Park releases today
The first single-player spin-off of The Secret World is finally here, as Funcom's The Park is coming out today.
Players in the game visit the...
ZeniMax seeks a million reasons to play Elder Scrolls Online
Are there a million reasons to play Elder Scrolls Online? ZeniMax thinks so, which is why it's come up with a new #MillionReasonsToPlay marketing campaign. The...
Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns launch diary: Gaining masteries and lessening the grind
I've had the whole weekend with Heart of Thorns now, and I'm progressing very nicely in both the story and masteries. I've still yet to...
The fine art of bringing your Elite: Dangerous ship in for a landing
Planetary landing in Elite: Dangerous will involve more than simply pointing your ship at the nearest planet and kicking your engines to full. That's...
The MOP Up: The secret history of Destiny (October 25, 2015)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
One Shots: Pure Final Fantasy XIV
Every so often it seems as though the One Shots mailbox starts getting dominated with a single game. I've had this happen with Guild...
Get Elder Scrolls Online for about $20 this weekend
If you've been holding out on purchasing the buy-to-play Elder Scrolls Online in the hopes of scoring a great deal, then this might be...
Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns launch diary: Initial impressions
I've now put a solid day of playtime into Heart of Thorns, so I decided that it was finally time for the first of my...
Leaderboard: Are you worried about the westernization of Black Desert?
I've been looking forward to Black Desert for quite a long while. Sure, the B2P-with-an-item-mall business model dampens my enthusiasm, but I'm still keen on...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Maelstrom Arena is a progressive solo challenge with leaderboards
Elder Scrolls Online has posted the final Orsinium guide to its website. Today's blurb focuses on the solo-challenge Maelstrom Arena, which is a progressive...
Funcom is fined by Norwegian authorities
In January of last year, Funcom was subject to a raid by Økokrim, the Norwegian agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting financial crimes. The...
Guild Wars 2 celebrates 7 million accounts as Heart of Thorns arrives
ArenaNet is up at the crack of dawn to officially announce that Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns expansion is now live and available at digital...
The Stream Team: Soaking up the Halloween spirit in The Secret World
When you are in the mood for Halloween, where do you go? To The Secret World, of course! Because every day is Halloween there....
Massively Overthinking: WildStar, Guild Wars 2, and MMO raiding in 2015
Here we are in October, sandwiched between WildStar's F2P conversion and Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns launch, and it seems as if we're...
Get ready for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns with checklist, interactive trailer
So Guild Wars 2 players, we hear that there's something going down in your neck of the woods tomorrow. Some sort of expansion where blindfolded...
Star Trek Online gives away free hoverboards
WildStar and The Secret World aren't the only MMOs getting into the Back to the Future spirit this month. Star Trek Online has its...
The Secret World’s Samhain Halloween event stalks in next week
Halloween is just around the corner, and so is The Secret World's Samhain event: festivities kick off next Tuesday, October 27th. Every year the...
