‘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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The Stream Team: Win a Wizard101 Polarian Explorer’s Bundle
How would you like to start your Wizard101 weekend on a shipwreck stuck in ice with a cute penguin by your side? You're in...
Grab a Forsaken World ‘Aladdin Pack’ key from PWE and MOP
Wanna take a magic carpet ride in Forsaken World?
PWE has granted MOP keys for 50 100 Forsaken World Aladdin Packs to make that magic carpet ride...
BioWare nerfs SWTOR companions hard, asks for feedback [Updated]
MMO players have always known the danger of a class or feature being overpowered, as it can draw the attention of developers and invite...
Smedley’s new game won’t have microtransactions
John Smedley's Twitter account continues to provide interesting food for thought related to his next project as well as the industry in general. The...
World of Tanks update adds Berlin map, PvE tutorial
Tank commanders, it's time to roll on Berlin! The newest map to World of Tanks is but one of many additions in this week's...
Aion’s Abyss is shaken up with Patch 4.9
Strange and wonderful things are afoot in Aion's Abyssal region following yesterday's Patch 4.9.
The content update comes as a shockwave has hit the game's...
Pick up a Perfect World International gift code and head to the War Front (All gone now!)
Perfect World International might be one of PWE's less-hypey MMOs here in the west, but it's still getting healthy updates that make it worth another...
Perfect Ten: MMOs you forgot existed (but are still running)
No MMO can be in the spotlight eternally. Even some of the biggest names out there -- your World of Warcrafts, your Guild Wars...
Funcom to announce three new games in 2016
Watch out world:Â Funcom is cranking up its game factory for 2016.
In the studio's Q3 2015 report, Funcom said that it would be announcing the...
The Daily Grind: Have you tried Lineage II’s new server?
Lineage II launched on Steam recently. NCsoft also added a new server to its 11-year old fantasy stalwart. I played a bit in Aden...
Allods Online spends a week celebrating Bards
Some classes in Allods Online are heirs to mysterious, almost incomprehensible power. Bards are not one of those classes. Bards are musical dynamos that...
LOTRO players host Friendship France gathering this weekend to show solidarity after attacks
Communities around the globe are still coping with the aftermath of last week's terrorist attacks in Paris, and in MMOs, it's no different. Similar...
Grab a key for Devilian’s closed beta 4 event, War for Nala
OARPG import Devilian's fourth beta event, War for Nala, kicks off tomorrow and runs all weekend. Wanna give it a go before ponying up for...
Devilian beefs up its PvP game for its beta 4 event
Trion Worlds is eager to show that it's trying to be more flexible and adaptive with its upcoming Devilian import, saying in this month's...
The Daily Grind: What’s your preferred style of MMO combat?
A passionate WildStar discussion-slash-debate in my guild the other day on the subject of MMO combat styles had us all taking sides on what was...
Global Chat: Gearing up in WildStar
If you're anything like me, when you get to the max level in a game, there's a general flailing of hands and a feeling...
Defiance celebrates Thanksgiving by shooting turkeys out of a gun
Defiance's world is quite changed from our own, so it's to be expected that Thanksgiving there has morphed into something a little crazier than...
World of Tanks 9.12 is coming on November 18
Wargaming has announced that the 9.12 patch for World of Tanks will go live on November 18th. Today's website update explains most of the pertinent...
ELOA hits open beta, launches in a week
We will assume that this morning you sprang out of bed, threw open the curtains, and shouted to the birds, "Hello world, it's ELOA Open Beta...
Hyperspace Beacon: The confused state of the galaxy in Star Wars: The Old Republic
I don’t write a lot about the Star Wars: The Old Republic roleplay community because I don’t usually like it to be known who...
