‘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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Massively OP Podcast Episode 496: Go ahead Corepunk, make our day
Justin and Bree discuss Corepunk's early access, Ubisoft's cozy MMO, and Throne and Liberty's spear, with adventures in WoW Retail and Classic, SWTOR, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on MMOs we bounce off of and the allure of lifetime subs.
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Star Trek Online rings in the holidays with the return of Q’s Winter Wonderland
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World of Tanks holds movie star Jason Statham at cannon-point for a new collaboration
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The Diablo franchise boss seriously suggested that ARPGs should be called ‘Diablo-likes’
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