‘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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Guild Wars 2 talks up PvP tourneys, app development challenge
ArenaNet can't stop talking about competitive Guild Wars 2 PvP here lately, and today brings us a blog post focused on the World Tournament Series...
Elder Scrolls Online’s PS4 beta starts tomorrow
If for some reason you want to play Elder Scrolls Online on a console (I dunno, maybe you hate UI mods and bleeding edge...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Stronghold PvP
The PvP team at ArenaNet is steadily gearing up for the release of the Heart of Thorns expansion, with the PvP-inclined among the Guild Wars...
Global Chat: Are WoW Tokens worth it?
The debut of World of Warcraft Tokens into the game's economy has caused quite a stir, particularly after the prices plunged during the first...
Destiny’s creative director to discuss new expansion on tomorrow’s livestream
Destiny's House of Wolves expansion is set to be examined on an upcoming Bungie Twitch reveal. A new social space, new characters, and new...
Earn this Guild Wars 2 llama by PvPing
How would you like to own the most lavish llama in the lands of Tyria? All you need to do is participate in one...
Tamriel Infinium: The 18 words an Elder Scrolls Online newbie needs to know
One of my favorite things about the storytelling in Elder Scrolls Online is that the quest-givers don't fill their dialogue with exposition regarding Tamriel...
The Secret World is on sale for 10 bucks this week
Steam has knocked 66% off The Secret World's asking price. Funcom's spooky modern-day horror thriller is currently $10.19 on Valve's storefront through April 27th.
Alternatively,...
Guild Wars 2 announces its third Tourney of Legends
Do you like Guild Wars 2? Do you like PvP? If you answered yes and yes, the fact that ArenaNet has announced its third Tournament...
Elder Scrolls Online advertises cash shop item in game
Nothing helps you get immersed in your favorite MMO like a gaudy multilingual cash shop advertisement pasted on your game screen, right? ZeniMax is...
The Stream Team: The joys of Elder Scrolls Online pickpocketing
Massively OP's Larry just can't keep his hands out of everyone's pockets in The Elder Scrolls Online. Luckily, MJ is there to chronicle the...
Elite: Dangerous ups the ante for mining
A big Elite: Dangerous update called Powerplay is on the way, and with it will come significant improvements to the space sim's mining game....
Guild Wars 2 explains the philosophy of Masteries
Players are not getting a level cap bump with Heart of Thorns; the apex of power in Guild Wars 2 will remain Level 80....
The Stream Team: Tackling The Secret World’s Issue #10
MassivelyOP's MJ was torn between starting over to highlight the new player experience or continuing the story with Issue #10. Ultimately the story won...
Guild Wars plans ‘huge bash’ for its 10th anniversary
The Guild Wars that started it all will turn 10 years old on April 26th, which means one thing: party time!
ArenaNet announced that Guild...
Chaos Theory: Six more tips for new Secret World players
You didn't seriously think that six tips could come close to encapsulating the knowledge needed to start in The Secret World, did you? Of...
The Elder Scrolls Online’s Welcome Back Weekend starts today
Were you a beta tester on The Elder Scrolls Online but declined to purchase the game? Would you like to see what the game...
The Secret World kicks off a powerful weekend early
The Secret World is kicking off a weekend of power early. What makes this weekend worthy of the nickname of "Power Weekend," exactly? Just...
First round of BlizzCon tix sells out
Within a few minutes of going on sale yesterday, the first round of $199 BlizzCon tickets completely sold out. The good news is that...
Leaderboard: Which style of MMO PvP do you prefer?
MMO PvP comes in a lot of different flavors, and while all of them involve sticking the pointy end into the other man to...
