‘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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You can grind some event tokens in TERA from now through January 12
TERA's new Brawler class debuts on December 8th. Starting today, the fantasy MMO is running an event called Brace for Impact that celebrates the...
That Ghost in the Shell shooter is coming to Steam
The nominees for this year's most ridiculously long game title are as follows: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 39: Giving thanks
Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert, Blade & Soul, SWTOR nerfs, Funcom, and gratitude, plus mailbag questions on other podcasts, the quest for sandboxes, F2P restrictions, and custom races.
Devilian begins open beta next week, launches on December 10
Trion Worlds' action-RPG import Devilian will be out in time for the holiday season this year.
The studio announced today that the game will be going...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for total MMO newbies
If you're anything like me, you probably have a tough time deciding what kinds of gifts to buy all of your totally real, not-at-all...
Marvel Heroes invites you over for some Thanksgiving and Magik
Just because it's a holiday week doesn't mean that Marvel Heroes is going to call it a day and go eat a ton of...
RIFT’s next update embraces winter’s wrath
Fret not, RIFT players: Trion Worlds' fantasy title has one last big update in store for you before the year runs out.
Yesterday RIFT revealed...
SWTOR is buffing companions, but not as much as before
Lead designer Michael Backus has posted on the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums regarding the recent companion brouhaha. If you want to read...
Albion’s closed beta is live for legendary founders
It's closed beta time for Albion, and if you're a legendary founder, you can log in right now. Or not if you'd prefer to...
Sword and Bored: Alt
Thanks to his friend Amilya, Mo has finally rolled up an alt -- but has he really?
Star Trek Online previews the community-designed Jupiter carrier
The first community-designed starship is coming to Star Trek Online with the Jupiter-class carrier. While it's got sleek lines, the Jupiter's biggest selling point...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the MMO peripheral junkie
I'm not going to lie, folks: I love peripherals. Love 'em. As soon as I was introduced to the idea that you could have...
Rumor: Firefall studio Red 5 hit by layoffs [Confirmed]
Red 5 looks to be suffering through a round of layoffs, although the scope and reason behind the pink slips has yet to be revealed....
The MOP Up: Tera’s expansion launches in Europe (November 22, 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...
Star Citizen alpha 2.0 goes into testing
Star Citizen fans have had a long wait for the game's big Alpha 2.0 update -- but that wait is just about over.
CIGÂ announced over...
MMO Mechanics: Three game-changing movement mechanics
In order to create the most truly challenging MMOs that connect players with the specific virtual environments they're traversing, developers have always worked on...
One Shots: Transformations
Guild Wars 2 and One Shots is a pairing as old as time immemorial. Thus, it's great to bring this good-looking MMO back into...
The Game Archaeologist: Shadowbane
Way back when I used to haunt the corridors of Gamestop and had yet to shun the place due to its stinky evil, I remember...
Devilian begins final closed beta test and previews the Shadowhunter
The finish line for Devilian's western test cycle is fast approaching, as the game entered into its fourth and final closed beta yesterday.
The big...
Face the Lord’s Labyrinth in Path of Exile’s next expansion: Ascendancy
Earlier this month, Grinding Gear Games teased Path of Exile players with an announcement of an upcoming expansion announcement. Well folks, today's the day!...
