‘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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Old School RuneScape gets multiple mobile updates, outlines PvP plans, and adds Curse of Arrav quest
Old School RuneScape has got a lot of irons in the fire as evidenced by the MMORPG's variety of dev blog posts and updates,...
Star Trek Online is bringing its Borg multiverse event to Xbox and PlayStation next week
It's not Star Trek if you're not milking the popularity of the Borg for all its worth -- a lesson that Star Trek Online...
Soulframe is opening up its ‘preludes’ test phases for up to 10,000 more people a week
If you've been watching Digital Extremes talk up Soulframe's preludes testing phases over the last few months, then this might be your moment, as...
Trove is already preparing its Thanksgiving event as Gamigo puts its whole catalogue on sale
With Halloween behind us, blocky sandbox Trove is already gearing up for a holiday that most MMORPGs don't do at all: Thanksgiving. Trove's version...
Kakao Q3 2024: ArcheAge 2 aka ArcheAge Chronicles has been delayed yet again
Kakao Games dropped its third quarter financials this past week, and it's a bit of a mixed bag - especially if you were anxiously...
First Impressions: Brighter Shores has gobs of potential buried under mountains of grind
When I first heard of it, I wasn't sure that Brighter Shores would be a game I wanted to play, but watching development unfold...
MMO Hype Train: Brighter Shores is a totally chill RuneScape clone
Former RuneScape creator Andrew Gower admits that he never planned to make another MMORPG -- at least until enough fans convinced him to give...
Lord of the Rings Online releases its 10th expansion, Legacy of Morgoth, this afternoon
Fasten your cloak and pack a fresh batch of lembas bread, for Lord of the Rings Online is calling all of its high-level adventurers...
Brighter Shores officially launches into early access today, hoping to court RuneScape players
It's early access launch day for Fen Research's MMORPG Brighter Shores, a game so new to our radar that it wasn't even a known...
Path of Exile 2 shares 30 minutes of gameplay footage from this year’s Tokyo Game Show
How will Path of Exile 2 players salve themselves knowing that the OARPG's early access is being delayed into December thanks to demons in...
Vindictus confirms progression refinement and new raid for November, next new hero in January
The next three months in the action MMO Vindictus have been officially mapped out by Nexon. Well, at least two of the three months....
RuneScape adds a new Slayer monster, Old School RuneScape preps a classic quest relaunch
Comparatively speaking, news from the worlds of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape is a little shorter this week. Still, there are things in both...
The revived Jade Dynasty World plans Chinese open beta for next month
Step with us into the official MOP Timeline Cruiser for a brief recap of Jade Dynasty. This Chinese-themed MMO took its last breath in 2018...
Lord of the Rings Online offers a final video preview of this week’s Legacy of Morgoth
It's launch week for Lord of the Rings Online's latest expansion, which means it's your last opportunity to study up on what's coming in...
Riot Games promises that it’s still ‘working hard’ on the Riot MMORPG
Back in March, Riot Games decided that its in-development and unnamed MMORPG would need to reset its design direction and go radio silent for...
The MOP Up: Torchlight Infinite invites you to step into a painting
Torchlight Infinite's sixth season, The Frozen Canvas, arrived with a new character and a mechanic centered around painting and canvases: "As these paintings are...
One Shots: A sticky situation, indeed
While I am a general fan of honey, the fact that this is a dessert guarded by hundreds of bees does turn my attention...
LOTRO Legendarium: How should LOTRO handle ‘the levels issue?’
Legacy of Morgoth comes out next week for Lord of the Rings Online, and I'm generally excited for it. I wasn't initially, since desert zones aren't...
World of Warships teams up with Star Trek again with Picard, Borg, and Spock
World of Warships is back in cahoots with Star Trek, of all franchises, supposedly under the assumption that a ship is a ship, even...
The Daily Grind: Which dead MMORPG needs a resurrection *and* has a possible path to get it?
A while back, our team was working on a MapleStory piece when we did something we often do when writing about MapleStory: lament the...
