‘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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Win two weeks of Skyforge premium time and more in Massively OP’s gift bundle giveaway
If you haven't tried Skyforge yet, today is the day. The steamfantasy hybrid-F2P MMORPG soft-launched earlier this month and already has its first megapatch planned,...
NCsoft Q2 2015: Guild Wars 2 is up, WildStar is down
NCsoft has published its second quarter 2015 financial report, and it's basically a repeat of quarter one.
The company attributes its quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year boosts primarily...
Everything you need to know about Neverwinter’s guild strongholds
It's a good time to be a guild in Neverwinter. That's because on August 11th, every guild -- no matter how large or small...
Win a Warframe Echoes of the Sentient promo key from Massively OP (All gone now!)
Warframe's massive Echoes of the Sentient patch is about to go live, so let's have a celebration with free stuff! We've got 1000 promo keys to...
Time-travel through RIFT in the latest Nightmare Saga publish
The second act of RIFT's new Nightmare Saga has gone live, and this time the game is taking players on a trip through time...
League of Legends kills off Gangplank… for real
The story of League of Legends isn't one that's set up to easily move forward. When players pay real money to unlock champions and...
Warframe’s Echoes of the Sentient update is live today
Warframe players take the role of heavily armed space ninjas just by logging in. As such, it makes sense that the game would have...
The Daily Grind: How much money have you spent on MMOs this month?
I bought EverQuest II's latest expansion yesterday, and along with my SOE Statio... er, my Daybreak All-Access pass and my Star Wars: The Old...
Devilian unveils the Evoker class
You still have some time to decide which of Devilian's four classes you'll be trying out when the game launches. If ranged spellcasting is...
Marvel Heroes 2016 rebranding is in the works
Remember when Marvel Heroes was just Marvel Heroes? I mean, it still kind of is, at least around these parts where no one refers...
With Your Destiny and Asta close down
We truly do hate to be the bearers of bad news, especially when that news has to do with the demise of an MMO....
How to get your free Pirate Deadpool team-up in Marvel Heroes
Not all of the achievements in Marvel Heroes are visible; some achievements are hidden until discovered, although the developers do drop hints to goad...
Dungeons and Dragons Online adds angelic quests and brand-new raid
Dungeons and Dragons Online may have its fair share of demons, but there's an angelic side to the game as well. Case in point:...
Global Chat: Do you crave human interaction in MMOs?
I've long been an advocate of "playing alone together" in MMOs. While I enjoy grouping and teaming up to a degree, mostly I want...
World of Tanks is now rolling on XBox One
As of today, XBox One owners can jump into beautifully recreated WWII armored vehicles and blow their enemies to smithereens: World of Tanks has...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 23
Justin and Bree discuss Smed's resignation, Project Gorgon, Guild Wars 2's Tempest, Camelot's tribute, SWTOR's Togrutas, and WildStar's stat overhaul, with a buncha mailbag questions on Marvel Heroes.
Champions Online subscribers receive an inflatable giraffe for August
Your friends might make fun of you for your subscription to Champions Online, pointing at the game's incredibly slow update schedule and lack of...
Announcing the official MOP Marvel Heroes supergroup, Massively Underpowered!
You've probably noticed that several members of the Massively OP staff are obsessed with Marvel Heroes. Well, we thought it was high time to...
The Stream Team: Loot explosions in Marvel Heroes’ cosmic terminals
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World of Warplanes kicks off its Furiously Flying competition
Think you're a hotshot World of Warplanes pilot? You can prove it starting today via Wargaming's Furiously Flying Competition. The challenge involves earning as...
