‘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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Daybreak is shutting down the EQ Worlds mobile app
Daybreak is shutting down its EverQuest franchise mobile app at the end of March.
"We will be closing the EverQuest Worlds mobile app at the...
Hyperspace Beacon: Should you resub for SWTOR: Disavowed?
Hello, friends. I hope you don’t mind my calling you that. I do respect my readers. Thankfully, most of you are rational and thoughtful....
Tree of Savior enters Steam early access tomorrow, launches F2P June 19
The English version of Tree of Savior is on the way, and today we know when. Beginning tomorrow, March 16th, the game will enter...
Jagex has been sold to a Chinese company for $300M
Jagex has a new master today.
According to The Financial Times, Shandong Hongda, a company known primarily for its iron ore mining operations, has apparently...
Xbox One opens the door to cross-network play
The barrier between console and PC players has lowered a notch this week with an announcement from Microsoft concerning the Xbox One. The company...
Landmark plans two more character and claim wipes
Despite assurances to the contrary almost exactly one year ago, Landmark will experience two more character wipes on top of expected claim wipes. The...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has grown the best over time?
In my opinion, a good MMO expansion doesn't just pile on new features but genuinely enhances and organically blends in with the established game...
Global Chat: The death of EverQuest Next
There are some MMO industry events that, when they occur, spark a wildfire of blog posts across the community. This past week's announcement by...
Firefall’s next update is already content-complete
What's going on behind the scenes with Firefall's production? If you had asked that a week ago, the only way to know would have...
Froggen sets new League of Legends creep score world record
How many minions can you kill during one League of Legends match? If you want to beat the world record, you'll have to top...
Dungeons and Dragons struggles with lag after data center move
If you're one of the Dungeons and Dragons Online players struggling with extreme lag (or concerned over rumors of duping) in the wake of last...
Rumor: Diablo III may go free-to-play with next expansion
The writers over at Blizzard Watch have unearthed information that may point to plans for Diablo III to go free-to-play on PC. Earlier this week, the normal option to buy the...
Navigating through Neverwinter’s Maze Engine
After the "big missteps" involved in Elemental Evil, Cryptic is looking to put Neverwinter back on top of its game with this week's Maze...
Working As Intended: The fate of the MMORPG genre
I don't think I'm exaggerating to say that this past weekend was a strange one in the MMORPG community, when gamers across the wide expanse...
The Game Archaeologist: The sad saga of Stargate Worlds
In 1994, a science-fiction movie called Stargate took the idea of alien portals that allowed people to travel instantaneously across the universe and turned it...
Marvel Heroes 1.05 patch brings Archangel team-up, Cosmic Hightown tweaks
Marvel Heroes' latest patch, 1.05, has arrived, bringing with it Archangel as a team-up character who'll be exclusive to team-up advance pack 2 owners...
The Stream Team: Letting the Landmark (and EverQuest Next) rage out
Just when MassivelyOP's MJ decided to postpone her Landmark stream to find a bunch of fun things to tour, Daybreak goes and does something...
SWTOR posts storyline trailer for KOTFE: Disavowed
Star Wars: The Old Republic's latest Knights of the Fallen Empire chapter, Disavowed, went live for regular players this week, and now BioWare has...
Massively Overthinking: The state of WildStar
This week's Massively Overthinking focuses entirely on WildStar, out of whose devs we've been trying to get answers -- never mind reassurance about the game --...
World of Tanks launches 9.14 with improved graphics and Paris WW2 map
World of Tanks' 9.14 update is live today with a fresh trailer to boot. The focus of the update is a bit meta: It...
