‘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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Landmark’s holiday patch introduces the Winter Holiday Party Zone
Landmark's been eerily quiet since Halloween, but good news, everyone: The game's just gotten a new holiday-themed update.
Senior Producer Terry Michaels told forumgoers that...
WildStar is merging its PvE servers back together today
A few weeks ago, Carbine merged WildStar's post-F2P servers back with their originals. Now it's PvE's turn.
The studio announced on Twitter yesterday that the...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs would you recommend to others?
One of the most common questions I see floated out on Reddit, forums, and Twitter in relation to MMOs is, "What should I play?"...
The Stream Team: Heading into Devilian’s head start
So what if MassivelyOP's MJ will be stuck in airports and on planes on Devilian's launch day? She's got a head start to start...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 41: Trove talk
Justin and Bree discuss GW2 PvP, RIFT, Path of Exile, SWTOR, The Secret World, Marvel Heroes, and LOTRO, plus mailbag questions on Blade & Soul localization and a chat with Trove's lead dev.
Grab a TERA dragonette pet key from En Masse and MOP in honor of the Knockout update
TERA's Knockout update arrives today, bringing with it the new Brawler class, new endgame armor (tier 8 and 9), and two new dungeons: “the pirate-infested...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for your guildmates
"Hi, my name is Tina and I have very real, very cool internet friends that I met in online games." Say that sentence to...
Win a Devilian Obsidian founder pack from Trion and Massively OP
Devilian's head-start begins today, and Trion has granted Massively OP two keys for Devilian Obsidian founder packs to give to our loyal readers.
These founder...
Earn Trove’s new Chloromancer by playing RIFT
Trove's 13th class, the Chloromancer, is drawing inspiration from the RIFT soul of the same name. Trion Worlds told Massively OP via interview that the...
The Stream Team: Continuing along the Path of Exile
There's a pretty awesome expansion coming to Path of Exile in the beginning of next year, and MassivelyOP's MJ can't wait to head into...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the ‘Not So Massively’ gamer
The holidays are approaching, and that means there's not much time left to get presents for your friends and lumps of coal for your...
Durango is pioneering a new mobile MMO genre
Don't be too hasty in dismissing Durango as yet another pseudo-MMO mobile knockoff. The previous developers of Vindictus are dead serious about forging new...
Dungeons & Dragons Online explains legendary green steel crafting
Turbine is adding legendary green steel crafting to Dungeons & Dragons Online. It's a "wide-reaching, complex crafting system," according to an equally wide-reaching forum...
RIFT kicks off Fae Yule and Patch 3.5 this week
Have you been a good little boy or girl this year? You have? Well then -- you deserve a big fat content update and...
SWTOR climbs, FFXIV falls in Raptr’s October rankings
Raptr recently released its most played games list for October 2015. MMOish titles featured heavily in the list, with Star Wars: The Old Republic...
Devilian lands on Steam and posts server list
It's a big week for Devilian, as the action-RPG just finished up its open beta test and will be launching in a few days....
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite voxel-based game?
Every time I play Space Engineers, or even write a post about it, I'm blown away by the recent planetary update. The sheer size...
The MOP Up: Players choose Lineage II classic server name (December 6, 2015)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Perfect World is running a bunch of holiday events
Perfect World Entertainment has brought back its annual winter holiday events to its stable of MMOs. We've mentioned the goings-on in Star Trek Online...
One Shots: The pity violin
Screenshots often tell a story -- or a part of one, at least. They invite us into a moment of a gamer's journey, leaving...
