‘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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Emily ‘Domino’ Taylor departs Daybreak and the EverQuest franchise
Emily "Domino" Taylor, long-time EverQuest franchise crafting wizard at SOE and now Daybreak, announced that she's leaving the studio at the end of the...
Old School RuneScape celebrates its fourth birthday
One of RuneScape's better and more popular experiments is celebrating its fourth birthday today. Old School RuneScape, the 2007-era version of the game that...
Neverwinter is sunsetting in China
MMO Culture is reporting that Perfect World's China branch has announced that Neverwinter's Chinese version is shutting down. The game is expected to sunset...
Perfect Ten: Terminology the MMORPG genre needs
MMOs, like any other hobby, have their own terminology. We have the term "newb" for new players, "noob" for players who aren't actually new...
The Stream Team: A Landmark scavenger hunt
As promised, today Massively OP's MJ is running a Landmark scavenger hunt. She's put together a small list of items she needs to go...
Lord of the Rings Online reprises its Yule Festival
Some Lord of the Rings Online players are doing a double-take at logging in today to see that the Yule Festival has returned once...
Devilian’s newest dungeon and raid goes live
Just in time for yesterday's lovefest, Devilian unleashed wave after wave of nailbiting terror with group instances that will make your hair turn white...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s latest raid might be a too little too late
When Star Wars: The Old Republic launched, I was champing at the bit for raids. Then when I heard about the launch bugs from...
Marvel Heroes makes big changes to summoner builds
Pets and pet classes are one of the strengths of Marvel Heroes, as the superhero game has scads of characters that can summon and...
The Stream Team: The heart is where the Hellbugs are… in Trove
Have you ever heard the phrase "Home is where the heart is"? But where's the heart? It's where the Hellbugs are -- in Trove!...
Preview: Path of Exile reveals The Fall of Oriath
Path of Exile fans, today is the big day: Grinding Gear Games is officially unveiling your next expansion, dubbed The Fall of Oriath.
It turns out that the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 104: WoW Token resistance
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, WoW tokens, Ashes of Creation, Guild Wars 2, and Revelation Online, plus financials on Blizzard, NCsoft, Nexon, Square, and Funcom, with a mailbag question on playing what you love vs. going with the crowd.
Star Trek Online brings Agents of Yesterday to consoles
The original Star Trek series has come to consoles with the latest update to Star Trek Online. Sure, you could always stream the original...
The Stream Team: A Marvel Heroes Beast breakdance-athon and giveaway
Massively OP's MJ had so much fun with Beast in Marvel Heroes that all her friends have gotten one, and a breakdance challenge has...
Warframe is getting a techno-bard
The image of the traditional RPG Bard who strums a lute is going to need to move over: Warframe is bringing out a high-tech...
PSA: Make sure you submit character feedback in Marvel Heroes by tomorrow
In case you're among the players still unimpressed or even downright unhappy with Marvel Heroes' biggest patch ever -- now a few weeks distant...
What in the world happened to TUG?
TUG, better known as The Untitled Game, burst onto the scene in May of 2013 with a Kickstarter, which didn't elicit the same groans...
Neverwinter’s Spellplague Caverns gets a tune-up
Do you like it when a developer goes back into a familiar dungeon to retune it? There's a case for familiarity and a case...
League of Legends data feature in New York state lawsuit against Time Warner
Remember back in the day when you'd complain about your lag and connectivity issues in an online game, only to have the studio tell...
The Daily Grind: Where are all the sports-themed MMORPGs?
On those rare occasions when we mention EA's FIFA series, usually relating to court cases over online gambling, I'm always struck again by how...