‘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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The Secret World gets hyped for Issue 11
With Joel Bylos out of the picture as The Secret World's lead, the monthly update letter torch has been passed to other members of...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Exclusive Guild Wars 2 Maguuma Hylek interview
I had the pleasure of chatting with Scott McGough, a Guild Wars 2 narrative designer who is currently working hard on Heart of Thorns content, about...
Rumor: WildStar box recall and promo might herald free-to-play
The last time the retailer yanked boxes of a game from the shelves and returned them to the distributors, it was The Elder Scrolls...
Jukebox Heroes: The Crew’s soundtrack
Sometimes the best soundtracks are hiding where you least expect them.
Though perhaps I shouldn't be that surprised that The Crew has an impressive score....
Elder Scrolls Online’s welcome back weekend starts April 16
Elder Scrolls Online is officially welcoming back beta participants on April 16th at 10:00 am. EDT. The free trial lasts through Monday, April 20th...
Guild Wars 2’s Stronghold public beta is today; here’s a guide
You can play Guild Wars 2's upcoming expansion PvP mode right now! The Stronghold public beta is today! And then it closes up shop...
BlizzCon tickets go on sale this week
For many gamers, the hardest ticket to get this year is to November's BlizzCon 2015, as you have to be fast and a little...
Destiny’s House of Wolves expansion launches May 19th
Destiny fans ready for a new expansion after last December's The Dark Below have to wait until only May 19th for the release of...
Make My MMO: April 11, 2015
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, we said goodbye to Descent Underground's fundraising campaign. It was a fond farewell, though, since the sci-fi space shooter reboot topped...
The Stream Team: Giving away more Guild Wars 2
What? Massively OP's MJ has another copy of Guild Wars 2 to give away, you say? And this is a deluxe edition? Well hot...
The Stream Team: Concluding The Secret World’s Issue #9 story
It may have taken some time (and not a little help from Massively OP's Justin), but MJ is finally on the concluding mission of...
Elite’s producer talks mission revamp, Steam sales
Elite: Dangerous producer Michael Brookes posted a new update letter on the game's forums today. He thanks the community for making E:D the "number...
Elder Scrolls Online sends out console transfer offer for older accounts
For a limited time, Elder Scrolls Online is offering a deal to allow PC players to copy (not move) their accounts to the upcoming...
Chaos Theory: Six tips for new Secret World players
Now that Blingzilla is no longer roaming the lands tempting everyone with goodies galore (or turning movement into a stroll through a mire of...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs that let you turn real money into MMO money
Two days ago, World of Warcraft launched the WoW Token service, which will kill the game forever. It thus joins the list of every...
The Secret World fans prepare ‘investigation RP event’
The Secret World has always had a vibrant roleplaying community, and now these players are creating the next big event for the game. A...
Guild Wars 2 will run a 24-hour public Stronghold beta
Are you unable to contain your excitement for Heart of Thorns much longer? Do you need a taste of the expansion right now? Because...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO fantasy setting?
I've been fooling about in Elder Scrolls Online this week, and in some ways it's like coming home. I wrote Massively's ESO column for...
Diablo III’s Patch 2.2.0 adds and improves items
Health potions are one of the core elements of Diablo III, but they're not actually interesting to stock up on. The game has thus...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Four fabulous Guild Wars 2 vistas worth visting
Guild Wars 2 makes me tick because the creatives at ArenaNet have laid such a unique and amazingly vast world at my character's feet, filled with...
