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Guild Wars 2 has overhauled its lockboxes
Guild Wars 2's lockboxes got a bit of revision in today's patch.
"You won’t find boosters among your loot anymore, but you will find a...
Riders of Icarus will allow players to trade cash shop items on the AH
Riders of Icarus' economy is about to experience a seismic change with the next update, as the game will allow for the resale of...
Final Fantasy XIV makes Chinese vanity items available for sale
A new patch just arrived in Final Fantasy XIV, complete with a plethora of items that you can use to glamour your gear. But...
SWTOR’s Dark vs. Light store packs are better than the event ones
Don't have the patience or skill to get one of the Dark vs. Light packs from Star Wars: The Old Republic? Uncle BioWare is...
The Stream Team: Looking at Landmark’s new appearance pack
You can't preview Landmark's new fantasy appearance pack before buying, but MassivelyOP's MJ can offer you the next best thing: She'll show off the...
The Stream Team: Digging into Riders of Icarus’ cash shop
The beta doors of Riders of Icarus won't swing open for everyone until next week, but MassivelyOP's MJ is heading in to the headstart....
EverQuesting: Landmark is offering new races – for a price
I knew that new races would eventually come to Landmark! From the beginning it didn't make any sense to me that Daybreak would ignore something...
Black Desert’s craftable ghillie suit counter will be craftable ‘soon’
We posted yesterday on Black Desert's maintenance and patch, but since that time we've gotten a little bit more information on what's in the...
Desert Nomad: Diving deep into Black Desert’s cash shop
Hello, friends, and welcome back to Desert Nomad. This week, I'd like to take the opportunity to talk about a subject that has been...
The Daily Grind: If an MMO has a cash shop, when should it launch?
Massively OP reader Leiloni pointed out to us something unusual about Black Desert: Its much-talked-about cash shop wasn't originally going to open until March 10th,...
RIFT will soon let you buy any of its 8,100 artifacts for credits
Whether you call them shinies or sparklies, artifacts are a fun little diversion in RIFT that can pay off with special toys, mounts, and...
RIFT forces players to use cash shop for expansion gear upgrades
Back when RIFT launched Nightmare Tide, it introduced earring slots and a new type of gear that required a "Planeswalker: Water" label. Both of...
Otherland opens the doors to Water Isle, goes on sale
Hey everyone -- Otherland would like a minute of your time. It's raising its hand for you to call on it because it has...
Neverwinter moves cosmetics from ZEN cash shop to lockbox currency
Back in October, PWE wrote about its plans to massively overhaul Neverwinter's Trade Bar Store -- that is, the special store where you can...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG without a cash shop?
During any online discussion about MMORPG payment models, someone will inevitably lament that subscriptions are better because they don't nickel-and-dime you with a cash...
MapleStory pulls pay-to-win sack from Reboot world cash shop
Excitement over MapleStory's tougher Reboot world was marred by accusations of pay-to-win by the community. The chief complaint centered on the sale of meso...
MapleStory goes back to basics with its Reboot world
The Reboot world is a new way to experience MapleStory, or perhaps an old way to experience it in a new way. It's a...
MMO Burnout: Star Wars Battlefront
I'm kind of in love with Star Wars: Battlefront. I shouldn't be, really, because underneath the glitz and gloss, it's a pretty pedestrian multiplayer...
Smedley’s new game won’t have microtransactions
John Smedley's Twitter account continues to provide interesting food for thought related to his next project as well as the industry in general. The...
EVE Online plans to let players buy and sell skillpoints
EVE Online has always been pretty unique in the MMO genre, not least of all due to its time-based skill training system. Instead of...
