‘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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How you dress in Star Citizen affects the galaxy around you
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Bringing on the beards in DDO’s Gnomework, now live
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Hyperspace Beacon: Truly immersing yourself in Star Wars: The Old Republic
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RIFT starts selling new starter bundle for $50 (that you can buy today only)
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The Daily Grind: What do you think about NPC party members in MMORPGs?
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The Stream Team: Choosing sides in Marvel Heroes’ Civil War event
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The Game Archaeologist: Myst Online Uru Live
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Star Trek Online’s tale of two Leetas
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Marvel Heroes’ Captain America: Civil War promo is live (so get your free hero)
It's time to get your free Iron Man or Captain America in Marvel Heroes!
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Giant monsters smash Champions Online, heroes smash back
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Atlas Reactor switches from a free-to-play to buy-to-play model
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"During Closed Beta, we’ve been figuring out how to best tune our Free to...