‘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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World of Tanks and Warships get into the swing of Halloween
Beware what you name your ships because irony loves to strike when namers are careless. Take for instance World of Warships' Transylvania. This poor...
Star Trek Online reports over a million console captains in a new infographic
A couple of players have been attracted to Star Trek Online on console, and by "a couple" we mean "a little over one million."...
Superdata’s September report shows Destiny, WoW, GW2, SWTOR, and TERA doing well
Superdata's September games market report is up, and the console revenue rankings have a new old king: Destiny. Yes, Destiny has returned to the...
Perfect Ten: My demands to MMORPGs after 13 years
I've mentioned many times that my first MMO was Final Fantasy XI. It released in North America 13 years ago as of tomorrow. I...
TERA: Patrick ‘Treeshark’ Sun departs, Halloween arrives
Seattle claims another MMO dev: TERA Producer Patrick "Treeshark" Sun told players that he's leaving En Masse tomorrow.
"In my stead, Matt 'Denommenator' Denomme will...
The Stream Team: Halloween Harvest Hall fun and TERA giveaway!
Halloween is all about getting dressed up and getting treats, and TERA lets MassivelyOP's MJ do both! Or at least attempt to. There are...
Battle Bards Episode 85: Desert Calling
The desert is calling the Battle Bards, but are they willing to make the trek across these vast wastelands to see if the music...
Halloween approaches for Skyforge, Neverwinter, and The Secret World
Halloween arrives in Skyforge, Neverwinter, and The Secret World this week!
In Skyforge, the Evil Pumpkin Festival begins tomorrow and lasts until November 11th. Race...
LOTRO mini-patch disables premium housing upkeep for the time being
Following last week's release of Update 19 in Lord of the Rings Online comes the traditional "fix all the things we done broke in...
Warframe’s War Within breaks out next month
Warframe has formally announced today that the long-awaited The War Within update will launch for PC in "mid-November."
"The War Within Quest, first teased during...
The Stream Team: Death doesn’t stop SWTOR’s Emperor
When you are really committed to your goals, why would you let a little thing like death stop you? In SWTOR, the Emperor sure...
Evolve has pretty much gone into maintenance mode
Yesterday, 2K all but announced maintenance mode for Evolve: "No future updates are currently planned, as development on Evolve Stage 2 is complete."
"Today, Turtle...
Hyperspace Beacon: Outside-the-box Star Wars The Old Republic gameplay
For some reason, this time of year always seems to be a down time in the activity of large-scale MMORPG development. Although Star Wars:...
RIFT teases Cleric, Warrior, and Mage legendary skills
Hitting the new level cap in November's RIFT: Starfall Prophecy won't just give your character a few extra stat points and a nice round...
Tiger Knight brings large-scale combat to Steam early access
If you have ever wanted to experience a larger scope of warfare in your online games, or you are a fan of the Mount...
The Stream Team: Happy 3rd birthday Path of Exile!
Path of Exile turned three years old this week, and Massively OP's MJ is diving in to celebrate. How will she celebrate? By having...
Star Trek Online rolls out Agents of Yesterday: Artifacts
The Temporal Cold War has wrapped up in Star Trek Online... for now, anyhow. That's the thing about time travel; it never really ends,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 88: Miles per hour
Justin and Bree discuss AQ3D, Halloween, SWTOR, LOTRO, RIFT, and the health of the MMO market, with mailbag letters on the MMO endgame paradigm and SOTA vs. Camelot Unchained.
The Stream Team: Chronicle: RuneScape Legends PvE campaign mode and giveaway
Are you hesitant to try out a CCG because you worry about PvP as a noob against veteran players? Besides the practice mode, Chronicle: RuneScape...
Gameforge is hit with layoffs as the company turns away from mobile gaming
German company Gameforge was recently hit with a round of layoffs as the company shifts its development efforts away from mobile. Yes, you read...