‘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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PAX Prime 2015: Guild Wars 2 is never getting a PUG raid finder
Guild Wars 2 set its fanbase on edge this last week on Twitter and at PAX prime. We learned that raids are coming to GW2 with...
WoW Factor: Wild guessing about Demon Hunters
So what's the deal with World of Warcraft's Demon Hunter? We just don't know yet. But the space to speculate is pretty awesome.
I mentioned...
Elder Scrolls Online unlocks the doors to the Imperial City
ZeniMax is turning the key and opening up the gates to the iconic Imperial City in Elder Scrolls Online today.
Players who enter the Imperial...
Destiny’s expansion update will require a lot of space, whether you buy or not
Good news, Destiny fans who thought that the game was taking up far too little hard drive space! You may or may not have...
One Shots: Pin-up calendar
Here's an interesting idea: using screenshots to make a calendar! Reader Elana was part of a team that did just that in The Secret World:...
Guild Wars 2’s base game is F2P for everyone today; Heart of Thorns introduces raiding
We'll be updating this post with all the highlights of ArenaNet's Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns PAX Prime 2015 panel beginning at 1:30...
The Stream Team: Inside The Secret World’s Issue #12
In a totally evil move, Funcom released TSW's Issue #12 while MassivelyOP's MJ was gone, so she's only now able to delve into it...
Guild Wars 2’s PAX reveal leaks early, and it’s a big deal
Guild Wars 2 hasn't had much luck with its expansion reveal pace lately between dataminers and leaks, and this afternoon, that bad luck continues....
The Secret World unlocks Manufactory’s nightmare mode
The Secret World rolled out the next stage of Issue 12 by unlocking the nightmare mode for the new Manufactory instance.
Issue 12 came out on...
Perfect Ten: Amazing MMO cosplay
I have nothing but deep respect for cosplayers because on two levels they are performing activities that I cannot. First of all, they put...
Guild Wars 2 reveals the Thief elite specialization, the Daredevil
How can you make a Thief in Guild Wars 2 be even more thiefly? Perhaps you could give Thieves the ability to steal things that...
The next Guild Wars 2 expansion beta starts on Sept. 4
Guild Wars 2's second Heart of Thorns beta weekend event starts on September 4th at 3:00 p.m. EDT. ArenaNet's Colin Johanson says that the weekend...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Am I the only one who doesn’t enjoy Guild Wars 2 datamining?
I know, I know: Solid information about Heart of Thorns is coming really slowly from the Guild Wars 2 PR machine, making for a...
Funcom releases second quarter financials and announces The Park
We could quote a lot of numbers from Funcom's second quarter financial report, but let's be honest here: They're just confirming what we already...
Global Chat: Returning to WildStar for F2P
Many WildStar fans, past and present, are digging into the sumptuous buffet of the free-to-play patch on the test server for a better idea...
Diablo III patch adds new zone and the powerful Kanai’s Cube
Diablo III players, your journey is not yet complete. Today, Blizzard released the game's 2.3.0 patch, giving adventurers more territory to explore and goals...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 27: SmedSoft
Justin and Bree discuss Smed's new company, EQII's prison server, Champions Online, FFXIV, Trove, and Revival's housing, plus mailbag questions on NCsoft and terrible graphics.
Guild Wars 2 hands out third anniversary gifts
If you created a character at the beginning of Guild Wars 2's head start, then you'll want to log in today to get your new...
Not So Massively: Path of Exile’s crafting scandal; Sins of a Dark Age’s sunset
This week in Not So Massively games, League of Legends players revealed a reproducible exploit that causes skillshot projectiles to become invisible and may...
Sword and Bored: Jumping puzzle
Mo and Amilya tackle a new jumping puzzle in the recent expansion to their MMO.
