‘Free-to-play’ is a term that refers to games that do not have box or download fees associated with them and do not incur a mandatory subscription. Some have optional subscriptions and are more properly referred to as hybrid F2P. Most have cash shops and microtransactions.
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One Shots: Fully furnished and in need of a yard sale
Hey look, everyone, it's RimaHadley! Welcome back to the big leagues, AKA "that goofy Sunday column where we get to stream our games, one...
The Stream Team: The debut of Warframe 1999
Although she's a bit disappointed it didn't drop on the ultimate perfect day (the 31st), now that Warframe 1999 is live, Massively OP's MJ...
LOTRO Legendarium: Looking back at LOTRO’s run in 2024
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Warframe 1999 is officially live with new romance and story content
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Lost Skies’ island construction tool is officially launched and F2P on Steam
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All the big MMO and multiplayer news from The Game Awards 2024
If you watched the 10th annual Game Awards tonight - perhaps alongside Chris and MJ - then you probably don't need this post. But...
Old School RuneScape provides an updated deep-dive into its new Sailing skill, confirms alpha for 2025
It's been quite a while since Old School RuneScape talked about the development of its new Sailing skill, but that's not because Jagex has...
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When starting a column, I've found it's always best to kick off with gripping subject matter, so let's talk about scheduling!
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Former Dauntless dev decries Awakening update as ‘blatantly not player focused’
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The Stream Team: Wrapping up the Gianthold Wastes Saga in DDO
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Dungeons and Dragons Online releases update 71: Fall of the Night Brigade
Did you think that you were going to get out of 2024 without becoming a rat? Your number's up, pal, because Dungeons and Dragons...
Path of Exile 2 is scrambling to hire more support folks following its massive early access launch
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 497: Walking down the Path of Exile 2
Justin and Bree discuss Path of Exile 2's early access, Elder Scrolls Online weird event snafu, EverQuest's The Outer Brood, and ArcheAge's second sunset of the year, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on the normalization of bad MMO monetization and why some gamers melt down over every bit of MMO news.
Choose My Adventure: Tiny ship takes on big battles in Star Trek Online
I didn't have a whole heap of time to myself in Star Trek Online this week, but considering that I was basically told to...
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