‘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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Champions Online expands team, focuses on endgame
Perfect World and Cryptic Studios are actually expanding Champions Online's team.
The companies announced new hire Kaiserin in a state-of-the-game post last night, telling players...
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Moral panic and online griefing
Welcome back to our ongoing exploration of Rachel Kowert and Thorsten Quandt’s book The Video Game Debate. As you can guess, the book itself focuses...
Marvel Heroes releases Blade, teases Danger Room in time for Halloween
Marvel Heroes' 52nd character launches today.
The stylish quasi-vampire Blade joins the roster just in time for Halloween along with new costumes for Blade and Wolverine...
Steam’s Halloween sale includes The Secret World, ARK, and more
This week sees a big Halloween sale over at Steam, which includes several MMOs that you might want to pick up while they're at...
SWTOR subscriptions rose by a third after KOTFE’s reveal
EA's financials are looking "great," the company boasted in its latest quarterly report, thanks in part to its sports franchises, Star Wars Battlefront, and...
Neverwinter’s Underdark expansion hits PCs on November 17
The eighth expansion for Neverwinter -- Underdark -- will release on November 17th for PC users. Xbox One players will see it sometime in...
T2 is some sort of mobile game based on TERA
Bluehole Studio, the Korean firm behind action MMORPG TERA, has signed a publishing deal with Nexon for a mobile game tentatively called T2. MMO...
Aion is back on Steam [Updated]
Are you a fan of Aion? Are you also a fan of Steam? If so, this will be a day long remembered, because Aion...
Old School RuneScape introduces Deadman Mode
Are RuneScape's 2007 servers not quite old school and hardcore enough for you? Well then, Jagex has a solution to help you keep your edge:...
Perfect Ten: Ten really great races from MMOs
Here I go, here I go, here I go again. Girls, what's my weakness? Non-human races. But oh, so many MMOs let me down...
Neverwinter’s Throne of the Dwarven Gods skirmish adds variation
Throne of the Dwarven Gods is a new five-player Neverwinter skirmish that allows you to defend Gauntlgrym's throne room.
Why would you want to defend...
Pocket MapleStory launches while Age of Wushu Dynasty preps closed beta
Looking for a mobile fix of your favorite MMOs? There are many possibilities coming down the road, including Age of Wushu Dynasty and Pocket...
Warframe’s Jordas Precept patch is now on consoles
Digital Extremes wants you to know about The Jordas Precept, which is Warframe's latest update and which is now available for PlayStation 4 and...
Path of Exile’s 14th race season boasts lots of changes
Path of Exile's 14th race season is tentatively going to be called Soulthirst after the name of a unique belt that Grinding Gear is...
TERA producer’s letter teases new class, talks team members
TERA's Patrick "Treeshark" Sun has published a new producer's letter that focuses on changes to the game's live team. He introduces new community manager...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 35: Expansions galore
Justin and Larry deep-dive into SWTOR's Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion, with news on Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, Halloween, EVE Vegas, ArcheAge, WildStar, and Star Trek Online.
Hyperspace Beacon: Spoiler-filled impressions of SWTOR Knights of the Fallen Empire
By now, everyone who was in early access for Knights of the Fallen Empire has played through the story at least once. If not,...
Devilian’s second closed beta starts on October 29th
Looking forward to running around and smashing demons in Devilian once again? The game's second closed beta test is starting up on October 29th...
Star Trek Online sees a New Dawn
The mirror universe is colliding with our own in Star Trek Online's Season 11, and it's going to get a whole lot worse before...
SWTOR: Knights of the Fallen Empire officially launches
"The galaxy as we knew it is gone," a familiar voice says in Star Wars: The Old Republic's latest trailer.
And so the latest chapter...
