‘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 starts Minas Morgul pre-orders, rolls out Stout-Axe Dwarves
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