‘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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Lord of the Rings Online expands testing on new cooperative crafting event
As Lord of the Rings Online barrels toward both Update 41 and two new legendary servers in July, the Middle-earth MMO is scrambling to...
Star Wars Galaxies is 21 years old today as the rogue server community marches onward
Well well well, look who's finally able to go drinking in all the states: Star Wars Galaxies is turning 21 today, having originally launched...
Theorycraft’s Project Loki is now Supervive, a F2P neon squad-based battle royale
Theorycraft Games is a studio name that's popped up several times over the last couple of years, largely owing to the fact that it...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 474: Taking Tarisland to task
Justin and Bree discuss Tarisland's launch, Pax Dei's early access, Throne and Liberty's launch plans, LOTRO's new legendary servers, Raph Koster's mystery MMORPG, and Black Desert's Heidel Ball, with a mailbag topic on goofy cross-promos in MMORPGs.
Fractured’s latest early access patch adds an optional sub, token exchange, and cosmetic perks
As promised, Fractured Online is rolling out patch B.2.1 today. It's got a low-key name, but it's a pretty sizable offering out of the...
Fight or Kite: Battle Crush is a snack-sized take on the mythological battle royale scene
Imagine taking a bit of the theme from SMITE (really the only good part about SMITE in my estimation), the common battle royale grab-and-go...
Aion Classic EU’s roadmap for the rest of 2024 includes three solid content drops
Gameforge is still working Aion Classic for all its worth: This morning, it officially unveiled the second half of its roadmap for the EU...
The MOP Up: Among Us adds three new playable roles
Highly sus game Among Us added three new roles with its latest update: Tracker (keep tabs on Crewmates via the minimap), Noisemaker (make noise...
One Shots: Did someone call for a bird delivery?
Face it: There are a lot of bird delivery services in the world today. Not an hour goes by that your doorbell isn't ringing...
LOTRO Legendarium: LOTRO announces its next legendary servers, Angmar and Mordor
Believe it or not, the last time that Lord of the Rings Online brought out fresh legendary servers, it was the pair of Treebeard...
Massively Overthinking: Unfair stigmas that follow MMORPGs
A few weeks back, our team was discussing the intersection of survival sandboxes, MMORPG virtual worlds, and gankboxes - and how hard it is...
Star Trek Online’s Unparalleled update arrives on consoles today
Despite the name, it would appear that Star Trek Online's latest update, Unparalleled, does indeed feature a parallel. In a parallel universe known as...
Gigantic launches free trial on Epic Games Store as ranked competitive mode comes to PC
Gigantic continues to do things nobody expected in 2024: First, Abstraction Games brought it back from the dead years after PWE sunsetted it. Second,...
Here’s how to watch the keynote for Black Desert’s Heidel Ball in a French castle this weekend
In case you have somehow missed in over the last few weeks of mentioning it, Black Desert is holding its summer community spectacle this...
Predownloading for Tencent’s Tarisland begins tonight for North and South American players
If you're looking forward to the launch of Tarisland as we - and some of our readers - are, then heads-up because Tarisland is...
LOTRO Legendarium: Am I excited at all for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO?
With all of the recent hullabaloo around New World, I've noticed several mentions of what this may portend for Amazon's Lord of the Rings...
RuneScape and OSRS are increasing the price of their RMT Bonds
The economy of both RuneScape titles are about to receive a shake-up, as Jagex announced that it's increasing the default price of a bond...
Interview: Bohemia on multiplayer sandbox Ylands’ Switch release, Steam development, and games as a service
A few weeks back, we caught wind of a big change for Bohemia Interactive's cutesy multiplayer pirate sandbox Ylands: It's launching on Switch, but...
Warframe’s Jade Shadows update launches with new character, new mission type, and new clan operation
The Jade Shadows update has been the talk of Warframe for the past couple of months, but today is finally the day when fans...
SGF 2024: Hands-on with NCsoft’s long-awaited Throne and Liberty, launching September 17
Most of the games I played at Summer Game Fest were more enjoyable than I expected - including Throne and Liberty, which was probably...
