f2p

‘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.

RIFT patch 3.3 is live with extra nightmares

Justin Olivetti - July 16, 2015 17

You don't have to wait until Halloween for RIFT to break out the heebie-jeebies, as its Waking Nightmares update went live yesterday, though it was not...

New Pirate101 producer talks PvP, story, and more

Jef Reahard - July 15, 2015 1

New Pirate101 producer Leah "Professor Falmea" Ruben has penned a new producer's letter and posted it on the game's website. In it, she details...

The Stream Team: Sinking battleships in World of Warships

MJ Guthrie - July 15, 2015 11

There's nothing like sailing the virtual seas in a historically accurate battleship -- except sinking someone else's historically accurate battleship, that is! MassivelyOP's MJ...

NCsoft and Netmarble are making a mobile version of Lineage II

Jef Reahard - July 15, 2015 10

NCsoft and Netmarble are joining forces to make a mobile version of long-running fantasy MMORPG Lineage II. MMO Culture reports that the game is...

RuneFest tickets now on sale for real money or in-game bonds

Justin Olivetti - July 15, 2015 0

RuneScape's annual convention, RuneFest, is coming this fall to London. And while October 3rd is a ways away, you can purchase a ticket to...

Raph Koster: Crowfall ‘can feel more like a living world’

Justin Olivetti - July 15, 2015 40

ArtCraft's Raph Koster is the star witness of an in-depth interview in which he discusses the development of Crowfall using the perspective of his...

TERA’s next class is available in Korea

Eliot Lefebvre - July 15, 2015 81

If you've been gazing with longing eyes at the trailer for TERA's next class... well, it's not here yet, so you're going to have...

Neverwinter: Strongholds will launch August 11th

Eliot Lefebvre - July 15, 2015 11

For the past two months, Neverwinter has been all about the next major patch, which will give players the ability to band together, take...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Trinity dependence in Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns

Tina Lauro Pollock - July 15, 2015 136

I don't know about you lot, but I really enjoy ArenaNet's Points of Interest livestream that airs on its official Twitch channel. It contains a massive...

Watch Marvel Heroes’ Ant-Man control insect swarms

Justin Olivetti - July 15, 2015 17

If you could control a few million ants to do your bidding, how would you use them? Probably less responsibly than Scott Lang, aka...

Global Chat: How Marvel Heroes made a dad a hero

Justin Olivetti - July 14, 2015 10

I love a good customer service story, because it reminds me that a lot goes right behind-the-scenes at MMOs that's hardly ever reported. Braxwolf...

New Civilization Online vids show character customization and gameplay

Jef Reahard - July 14, 2015 32

A pair of Civilization Online videos were spotted in the wild this week, and by wild I mean on YouTube. Don't feel bad if you...

Star Trek Online starts selling puppy lockboxes

Justin Olivetti - July 14, 2015 47

Quick, someone call the animal humane society because Star Trek Online is cramming innocent puppies into airtight boxes! This puppy abuse is part of STO's...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 22

Justin Olivetti - July 14, 2015 33

Justin and Bree discuss Trove's launch, Skyforge's early access, Star Citizen criticism, RaiderZ's sunset, SWTOR's halt to raids, and The Secret World's big grouping push, with mailbag questions on player frustration with WoW's Draenor content drop-off.